Merseyside Police apologises after deleting 'rape joke' on Twitter

A UK police force has apologised after it appeared to joke about rape.

Sun, 01 Nov, 2015 - 20:43

A UK police force has apologised after it appeared to joke about rape.

Merseyside Police has been criticised for its response to a tweet sent to the force’s official Twitter account following Everton’s 6-2 victory over Sunderland.

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