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TV presenter Matthew Wright’s murder comments ‘offensive’

on February 20, 2012 Total Views: 7 Daily Views: 0

Video will appear here shortly. TV presenter Matthew Wright's comments about the murder of a Western Isles teenager caused "considerable offence", a TV watchdog has ruled. More than 2000 complaints were received by media regulator Ofcom after the Channel 5 show, The Wright Stuff, poked fun at the death of 16-year-old Liam Aitchison on Lewis. The teenager's body was discovered in a derelict property in the Steinish area of Lewis in November, a week after he was reported missing. Two men have been charged with his murder. Wright was forced to apologise to the boy's parents after he put on a Scottish accent and told the audience "there's been another murder", mimicking popular detective show Taggart. Ofcom launched an investigation into the incident and has ruled that the comments caused a "considerable" degree of ...

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Family accept TV host’s apology

on December 19, 2011 Total Views: 9 Daily Views: 0

19 December 2011 Last updated at 15:28 Two men have appeared in court in connection with Liam Aitchison's death The family of an alleged murder victim have accepted an apology from TV presenter Matthew Wright about the police investigation into his death. Wright has apologised on air and in a letter to Liam Aitchison's parents about comments...

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Ofcom to probe Wright Stuff show

on December 13, 2011 Total Views: 16 Daily Views: 0

13 December 2011 Last updated at 17:24 Liam Aitchison, 16, was found dead in a derelict building on Lewis TV watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into comments made by presenter Matthew Wright about the police probe of a murder on Lewis. Wright has apologised on air and in a letter to Liam Aitchison's parents about comments made during a newspaper review on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff. Ofcom, which has received about 2,220 complaints, confirmed the launch of an investigation into the programme. Two men have appeared in court charged with Liam's murder. The 16-year-old was found dead in a derelict ...

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TV host writes apology to family

on December 9, 2011 Total Views: 22 Daily Views: 0

9 December 2011 Last updated at 09:38 Liam Aitchison's family issued a statement criticising the comments TV presenter Matthew Wright has written to the parents of murdered teenager Liam Aitchison following comments on his show about the police probe. During Tuesday's The Wright Stuff, he did a mock Scottish accent and said "there's been another murder", copying a phrase from detective show Taggart. The murder of Liam Aitchison, 16, was discussed during a newspaper review. Channel 5 said the contents of the letter would not be made public but said it contained an apology. Liam's death marked the first...

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Matthew Wright Got it Wrong.

on December 8, 2011 Total Views: 55 Daily Views: 1

According to an article on STV News site, Channel Five have confirmed that a “DEEPLY PERSONAL PRIVATE LETTER” has been sent to the parents of Liam Aitchison. Matthew Wright again addressed the issues earlier today on his programme by saying Read more

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Matthew Wright letter to family of Lewis murder victim after ‘disgusting’ comments

on December 8, 2011 Total Views: 24 Daily Views: 0

Matthew Wright: Sends letter to murder victim after comments. TV presenter Matthew Wright has written a "deeply personal" letter to the parents of teenager Liam Aitchison after he joked about his death. The Wright Stuff presenter caused an uproar earlier in the week when he made jokes during a discussion of the 16-year-old's murder on Lewis during a newspaper review. Channel 5 has confirmed that a private letter of apology has been sent to the teenager's parents. A Facebook page calling for the presenter to be reported to Ofcom over the matter attracted more than 1000 ...

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