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LadyBeagleEyes · 11/08/2012 15:55

Is this now a banned topic on MN?
With the new arrests, and nothing being posted, I'm assuming it is.
Fair enough if that's the decision, I'm just curious.

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CatherineMumsnet · 11/08/2012 16:50

Hi all, we're not censoring chat on Tia Sharpe, but we would ask everyone to avoid making speculation. This is what we posted on one of the threads we eventually had to remove last night:

Hello all
Just to let you know that we shall shortly be deleting this thread.
As we said, we do understand that feelings are running high this evening.
This is a situation every parent dreads.
But we don't think any good can come of unfounded speculation and blame.
And, as no one has been charged with murder, as yet, any posts that state or speculate on the identity of the killer are potentially libellous.
THANKS
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HellenicGamesMumsnet · 11/08/2012 20:57

Evening. Just to be clear, we don't want to stop discussion of this (or anything else) but we do have two quite big ishoos with this particular story.

First - and most important of all - a mother has lost her daughter, in the most terrible of circumstances. And a family have lost a child. It's a situation every parent dreads, and we really don't think it's the time to point fingers/blame anyone.

Secondly, though people have been arrested, no one has been charged. And the body has not yet been identified. As things stand legally, naming anyone as Tia's murderer, implying anyone is Tia's murderer or saying anything about anyone's involvement with her (alleged) murder is potentially libellous. And leaves you, as the poster, and us at MNHQ liable for prosecution.

Those are the two key things we're bearing in mind when we decide to delete posts/threads about this.

Hope that's made thing a little clearer.

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OlympiaMumsnet · 12/08/2012 22:18

Hello
We would repeat our earlier requests regarding speculation
Thanks
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