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A police officer has been sacked for sending texts to a friend about the death of Amber Peat. A public misconduct hearing heard how Mansfield officer PC Samantha Goodwin sent the ‘deeply personal and intimate’ updates about 13-year-old Amber, before the details had been made public. The officer had also sent information from the ongoing missing persons enquiry to friends and a member of her family. She was dismissed from the force with immediate effect. The conduct was a gross abuse of trust Amber went missing from her home in Mansfield on May 30, after a family argument about doing chores. She was found …

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Police took two days to look into a sighting of Mansfield teenager Amber Peat before she was found dead, investigators say. The 13-year-old’s body was discovered in bushes close to her home on the town’s Ladybrook estate on June 2. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is examining how Notts Police handled the search for her. An initial assessment, which has now been published by investigators, says police got a call on May 31 about a girl matching Amber’s description heading into the patch of undergrowth. The caller rang the day after spotting her, apparently only realising the sighting’s significance later. …

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A serious case review has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 13-year-old girl in Nottingham. Amber Peat, 13 disappeared from her family home in Mansfield on 30 May this year. Her body was found three days later, less than a mile away. Police said at the time that there were no suspicious circumstances with her death. Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board has now confirmed it is now looking into how Amber was dealt with by authorities. Chris Few, Chair of the Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board said: “Following the sad death of Amber Peat in June of this …

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Nottinghamshire Police’s response during the search for the 13 year old is to be reviewed. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating how officers handled reported sightings from the public. Amber was reported missing after leaving her Mansfield home at around 5:30pm on May 30 after what was described as a minor row with her parents. “We made a voluntary referral to the IPCC and will fully support their investigation.” Nottinghamshire Police statement  After a three day search involving hundreds of local people Amber’s body was discovered in an area of undergrowth about a mile away from her house. …

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A 19 year old man who had been been arrested in connection with a offensive Facebook post made during the search for Amber Peat has been released on bail. The teenager, who lives in London, was arrested on suspicion of malicious communication by the Metropolitan Police on Wednesday. The post was written during the 3 day search for Amber, who was later found dead about a mile from her home in Mansfield. Hundreds of people joined the search for her when she went missing after what was described as a minor row with her parents. Nottinghamshire Police are not treating …

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An inquest has opened after a 13-year-old’s body was found near her home in Mansfield. Amber Peat went missing from her home following an argument with her parents about chores. The teenager’s body was found three days after she went missing, near her home in Mansfield. The inquest has heard the injuries the schoolgirl received were consistent with hanging. Nottinghamshire Police have said they are not treating her death as suspicious. The inquest has been adjourned till a later date.      

A candlelit memorial walk will take place to raise money for the funeral of the 13-year-old from Mansfield who went missing. Amber Peat’s body was found by officers looking for the missing teenager from Mansfield. Members of the local community and Nottinghamshire Police spent three days searching for her. A post mortem examination confirmed that the 13-year-old died from hanging. A memorial walk has been organised for Monday evening at 5:30pm, which will end near the tree where Amber was found. People attending the walk are being asked to donate £1 which will be given to the family of Amber Peat to help with the …

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Nottinghamshire Police are investigating a Facebook troll who falsely claimed Amber Peat was murdered. Troll’s are very common on social media site’s, known for posting offensive comments on people’s online pages. More recently however, following the report that a body was found during the search for Amber Peat, a troll took to Facebook to make false claims about what had happened to her. Amber, 13, went missing from her home on Saturday. After a three day search her body was found in Mansfield. A fake Facebook profile was used to claim that the user had murdered the teenager and that she would not be found. Nottinghamshire Police …

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Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed that the body found in Mansfield is 13-year-old, Amber Peat. The body has formally been identified as missing Amber Peat. Police have confirmed that the cause of death was a result of hanging. The teenager was last seen at 5:30pm on Saturday after leaving her family home. Officers are not treating her death as suspicious. Members of the local community have been leaving flowers at the scene where her body was discovered. Superintendent Matt McFarlane, from the Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Our thoughts are with Amber’s family, and we do ask that you please respect their privacy and that of …

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Amber Peat’s school, Queens Elizabeth’s Academy in Mansfield are ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ about the discovery. The principal of the Mansfield school that Amber attended spoke of how she’d been there since September and described her as “academically bright.” Amber went missing at around 5:30pm on Saturday. Nottinghamshire Police found a body whilst searching the area for the missing teenager. Flowers have now been laid by the scene where the body was discovered. Nottinghamshire Police have thanked the local community for their support in trying to find Amber Peat. Over four hundred officers and staff, including those from our five neighbouring East Midlands …

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A body has been found in Mansfield during the search for missing 13-year-old, Amber Peat. Nottinghamshire Police are not treating the death as suspicious. Amber went missing on Saturday at 5:30pm from her home in Mansfield. Nottinghamshire Police found a body whilst searching the area for the missing teenager. Her family have been informed, but no official identification has been made at this point. Flowers have been left by the scene where the body was discovered. Officers are still at the scene in Mansfield and are continuing their investigations.      

Parents plea for their 13-year-old daughters safe return at a police press conference. Amber Peat, 13, from Bosworth Street in Mansfield, was last seen at around 5:30pm on Saturday after having an argument with her parents over her chores. Superintendent Matt McFarlane of Nottinghamshire Police said Amber’s disappearance was “totally out of character.” Amber’s mother, Kelly, and stepfather, Danny, broke down in tears as they spoke at the police press conference. https://vimeo.com/129561217 Video: Police press conference. Mansfield residents continued the search for the missing teenager on Monday night by knocking on doors throughout the town. Danny Peat praised the efforts of local people in trying …

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