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Liverpool Echo
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Ellen Kirwin

Former Merseyside Police officer dropped from Warrington Wolves over racist WhatsApp messages

A former Warrington Wolves player has been dropped from the team for sending racist WhatsApp messages.

Samantha Simpson was found to have breached the Standards at the level of Gross Misconduct and would have been dismissed from the force without notice had she still been serving. It comes after misconduct hearing, held at Merseyside police headquarters, on Tuesday, June 6, found she had breached police conduct regulations on multiple occasions between July 2019 to January 2022.

Simpson also played plays outside backs for the Warrington Wolves, however, the club has now confirmed she has been stood down from selection.

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