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Dorset Inspector dismissed for sharing offensive WhatsApp messages

Insp Nicholas Mantle had supervisory responsibility for colleagues who have already been sanctioned for sharing shared racist, sexist and homophobic messages between 2018 and 2021.

Date - 16th August 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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An inspector with Dorset Police who was in a "trusted supervisory role" while involved with a WhatsApp group which shared racist, sexist and homophobic messages over a three-year period has been dismissed. In June Inspector Nicholas...

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