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| Amber Peat murder claim Facebook post prompts police probe | Amber Peat murder claim Facebook post prompts police probe |
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| A social media post that falsely claimed missing Nottinghamshire schoolgirl Amber Peat had been murdered is being investigated by police. | A social media post that falsely claimed missing Nottinghamshire schoolgirl Amber Peat had been murdered is being investigated by police. |
| Amber, 13, went missing from her Mansfield home on Saturday evening and her body was found on Tuesday evening. | Amber, 13, went missing from her Mansfield home on Saturday evening and her body was found on Tuesday evening. |
| A Facebook post, which claimed it was not worth searching for her because she had been murdered, was seen at about this time, officers confirmed. | |
| Police have confirmed Amber's death is not being treated as suspicious. | Police have confirmed Amber's death is not being treated as suspicious. |
| A spokesman said: "We are aware of an offensive Facebook post which was seen yesterday evening by many people supporting our efforts to find missing Amber Peat. | A spokesman said: "We are aware of an offensive Facebook post which was seen yesterday evening by many people supporting our efforts to find missing Amber Peat. |
| "We would like to let the public know we are robustly investigating and will work hard to bring to justice anyone who publishes such appalling posts to social media." | "We would like to let the public know we are robustly investigating and will work hard to bring to justice anyone who publishes such appalling posts to social media." |
| The force declined to confirm the exact wording of the post, but it is believed to have carried graphic details of a violent attack. | |
| Amber went missing after what her parents described as a minor row about chores. | Amber went missing after what her parents described as a minor row about chores. |
| Hundreds of people volunteered to help with the search and posters were put in shops, house windows and on lamp posts. | Hundreds of people volunteered to help with the search and posters were put in shops, house windows and on lamp posts. |
| Her body was found in a small patch of woodland, close to roads and housing, by a dog walker. | Her body was found in a small patch of woodland, close to roads and housing, by a dog walker. |
| The cause of death has been confirmed as hanging. | The cause of death has been confirmed as hanging. |