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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Conor Gogarty & Charlotte Hadfield

Mum in tears after being told to remove number plate following son's death

A mum who cried as she was told to remove her "offensive" number plate said she just wanted to make people smile.

Toni Brand bought the number plate to "spread cheer" following the death of her son Ricky, who took his own life at the age of 21. But the 47-year-old said she was forced to remove the registration plate of her white Volkswagen Scirocco for displaying the words "SL*T HO".

Toni, of Tredegar in Blaenau Gwent, has since been ordered by a court to pay £344 after a police officer noticed her number plate, Wales Online reports. Toni believes "95% of the population" would not be offended by the joke and said the reaction from other drivers has been "amazing".

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