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| Facebook removes Hollie Gazzard photos with her killer | Facebook removes Hollie Gazzard photos with her killer |
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| Facebook has made a u-turn in deciding to delete photographs of a murdered woman posing with her killer ex-boyfriend after a sustained campaign. | Facebook has made a u-turn in deciding to delete photographs of a murdered woman posing with her killer ex-boyfriend after a sustained campaign. |
| Pictures of Hollie Gazzard with Asher Maslin, who stabbed her 14 times in February last year, were still viewable on Miss Gazzard's Facebook profile. | Pictures of Hollie Gazzard with Asher Maslin, who stabbed her 14 times in February last year, were still viewable on Miss Gazzard's Facebook profile. |
| Her father Nick Gazzard said the images were causing distress but attempts to have them removed had failed. | Her father Nick Gazzard said the images were causing distress but attempts to have them removed had failed. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Gazzard posted a message on Facebook welcoming the move. | |
| In his post Mr Gazzard said: "We are delighted to confirm that today, Facebook have removed the offending photos from Hollie's memorialised Facebook account and now we can all browse her photos without getting upset. | In his post Mr Gazzard said: "We are delighted to confirm that today, Facebook have removed the offending photos from Hollie's memorialised Facebook account and now we can all browse her photos without getting upset. |
| "We would like to express our sincere thanks to the 11,000+ who kindly signed our petition and those who also contacted Facebook direct and asked for photos to be taken down." | "We would like to express our sincere thanks to the 11,000+ who kindly signed our petition and those who also contacted Facebook direct and asked for photos to be taken down." |
| Facebook had previously told the BBC it was unable to help in this circumstance. | Facebook had previously told the BBC it was unable to help in this circumstance. |
| According to the social media website, its policy is that when a profile is memorialised following someone's death, changes are not able to be made. | According to the social media website, its policy is that when a profile is memorialised following someone's death, changes are not able to be made. |
| Hollie Gazzard, 20, was stabbed while working at Fringe Benefits and La Bella Beauty salon in Gloucester. She later died in hospital. | Hollie Gazzard, 20, was stabbed while working at Fringe Benefits and La Bella Beauty salon in Gloucester. She later died in hospital. |
| Five months after her murder, Maslin was sentenced to life in prison for carrying out the attack. | Five months after her murder, Maslin was sentenced to life in prison for carrying out the attack. |
| Of the nine images, most were only viewable by those who were Facebook "friends" with Holly before her death. | Of the nine images, most were only viewable by those who were Facebook "friends" with Holly before her death. |