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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stephanie Wareham

Dad of Gracie Spinks learned about bag of weapons on Facebook, inquest hears

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The father of Gracie Spinks said it was “devastating” to find out on the day his daughter was stabbed to death that a rucksack full of weapons had been found nearby the month before.

In a statement read out at the inquest into the death of Gracie, 23, at Chesterfield Coroner’s Court on Friday, Richard Spinks said that he only found out about the brown rucksack via Facebook on the day Gracie was killed.

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