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| A row has erupted after pictures of a decapitated motorcyclist were shown at an anti-speeding media briefing given by North Wales Police. | A row has erupted after pictures of a decapitated motorcyclist were shown at an anti-speeding media briefing given by North Wales Police. |
| Chief constable Richard Brunstrom showed images of a 40-year-old man, who died in 2003, without seeking the permission of his family on Merseyside. | Chief constable Richard Brunstrom showed images of a 40-year-old man, who died in 2003, without seeking the permission of his family on Merseyside. |
| Local MP Bob Wareing has called for Mr Brunstrom to be reprimanded. | Local MP Bob Wareing has called for Mr Brunstrom to be reprimanded. |
| North Wales Police admitted they did not seek permission but would not comment on the case. | North Wales Police admitted they did not seek permission but would not comment on the case. |
| The photographs of 40-year-old Mark Gibney were shown at a private anti-speeding briefing for the media on Thursday. | The photographs of 40-year-old Mark Gibney were shown at a private anti-speeding briefing for the media on Thursday. |
| One image showed Mr Gibney's head in his helmet, his eyes open, on a grass verge. | One image showed Mr Gibney's head in his helmet, his eyes open, on a grass verge. |
| Mr Wareing, who is Labour MP for the West Derby area of Liverpool, said he was very concerned, and had contacted the Home Secretary John Reid about the matter: | Mr Wareing, who is Labour MP for the West Derby area of Liverpool, said he was very concerned, and had contacted the Home Secretary John Reid about the matter: |
| "It's totally deplorable," he told BBC Five Live. | "It's totally deplorable," he told BBC Five Live. |
| This is unnacceptable behaviour from a senior public servant Martyn Jones, Clwyd South MP | This is unnacceptable behaviour from a senior public servant Martyn Jones, Clwyd South MP |
| "The idea that a chief constable can display images of a dead person without first consulting the family is completely unethical. | "The idea that a chief constable can display images of a dead person without first consulting the family is completely unethical. |
| "I heard about it only last night actually, and I was horrified. I can't imagine, you know, what went through the chief constable's head." | "I heard about it only last night actually, and I was horrified. I can't imagine, you know, what went through the chief constable's head." |
| North Wales Police said they would not be confirming the name of the decapitated motorcyclist or making any comment on the case. | North Wales Police said they would not be confirming the name of the decapitated motorcyclist or making any comment on the case. |
| Mr Brunstrom is no stranger to controversy, particularly over his approach to road safety. In 2004 he admitted he had an obsession with tackling speeding motorists. | |
| The motorcyclist was not named during his presentation but details of his distinctive T-shirt, which bore an anti-police message, were given. | The motorcyclist was not named during his presentation but details of his distinctive T-shirt, which bore an anti-police message, were given. |
| The T-shirt received widespread publicity during his inquest, and effectively identified him to journalists. | The T-shirt received widespread publicity during his inquest, and effectively identified him to journalists. |
| His partner Eileen Burke told the Liverpool Echo: "We should have been asked. We are trying to put this behind us. His death should not be dragged up again." | His partner Eileen Burke told the Liverpool Echo: "We should have been asked. We are trying to put this behind us. His death should not be dragged up again." |
| Martyn Jones, MP for Clwyd South, called for Mr Brunstrom to consider his position, adding: "To use these images in this manner, was a contentious decision in itself. | Martyn Jones, MP for Clwyd South, called for Mr Brunstrom to consider his position, adding: "To use these images in this manner, was a contentious decision in itself. |
| To use them in a public forum without consent of the family was "cruel and disrepectful as it has re-opened the family grief, in horrific detail. | To use them in a public forum without consent of the family was "cruel and disrepectful as it has re-opened the family grief, in horrific detail. |
| "This is unacceptable behaviour from a senior public servant." | "This is unacceptable behaviour from a senior public servant." |
| "I believe that the chief constable should seriously consider his position over the weekend." | "I believe that the chief constable should seriously consider his position over the weekend." |
| A former North Wales deputy chief constable, Bill Brereton, said the decision was "ill advised and ill considered". |