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South Yorkshire Police ‘made press officer spin court testimonies’
A FORMER South Yorkshire Police press officer was praised by journalists’ union the NUJ yesterday after she claimed that the force had ordered her to “spin” testimony at the Hillsborough inquests.
Hayley Court accused her ex-employer of “immoral spin” and “bullying” after she was allegedly told to promote testimony which smeared victims as being to blame for the 1989 disaster.
Ms Court had intended to write objective daily reports but was instead told to support the force’s own discredited version of events.
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