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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Parents criticise police ‘total incompetence’ before daughter’s death

The parents of Gracie Spinks have said the police showed “total incompetence” before their daughter’s death and have called for national changes to protect women and girls.

An inquest jury concluded on Thursday that Ms Spinks, 23, was unlawfully killed by Michael Sellers in Duckmanton, Derbyshire, on June 18 2021, months after she had reported Sellers to Derbyshire Police for stalking.

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