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| Sheffield councillor sent photo of topless woman during meeting | Sheffield councillor sent photo of topless woman during meeting |
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| A councillor who accidentally sent a picture of a topless woman to a group of campaigners during a meeting has been suspended. | A councillor who accidentally sent a picture of a topless woman to a group of campaigners during a meeting has been suspended. |
| Mohammad Maroof, a Sheffield city councillor, posted the explicit image on a Mums United WhatsApp group while its founder, Sahira Irshad, presented a petition on knife crime. | Mohammad Maroof, a Sheffield city councillor, posted the explicit image on a Mums United WhatsApp group while its founder, Sahira Irshad, presented a petition on knife crime. |
| Maroof said he was “very embarrassed” and apologised for what he described as an “honest mistake”. He said he had been trying to attach a video of Irshad’s speech. | Maroof said he was “very embarrassed” and apologised for what he described as an “honest mistake”. He said he had been trying to attach a video of Irshad’s speech. |
| The Labour party councillor has been suspended by the council pending an investigation. | The Labour party councillor has been suspended by the council pending an investigation. |
| Maroof, who represents the city suburbs Nether Edge and Sharrow, said he had asked for the picture to be deleted “within seconds” of sending it. | Maroof, who represents the city suburbs Nether Edge and Sharrow, said he had asked for the picture to be deleted “within seconds” of sending it. |
| “This is my private phone and I receive so many things that my WhatsApp has been set up to automatically save everything in my phone’s photo file,” he said in quotes reported by the BBC. | “This is my private phone and I receive so many things that my WhatsApp has been set up to automatically save everything in my phone’s photo file,” he said in quotes reported by the BBC. |
| “Somebody sent me this photo, it may have come in the morning, and it went into my phone’s file. | “Somebody sent me this photo, it may have come in the morning, and it went into my phone’s file. |
| “I tried to send the group a video and by mistake I pressed the wrong photo. As soon as I realised, I asked for it to be deleted as I couldn’t delete it myself. It was only there for a second.” | “I tried to send the group a video and by mistake I pressed the wrong photo. As soon as I realised, I asked for it to be deleted as I couldn’t delete it myself. It was only there for a second.” |
| A screenshot of the WhatsApp group showed that Maroof quickly realised his mistake. He wrote: “The world is full of stupid who send stuff on Whatsapp which goes directly into photos sections saved. Didn’t realise and press [sic] the wrong button before clearing it. I am sorry to all who saw it for a second with blinked eyes.” | A screenshot of the WhatsApp group showed that Maroof quickly realised his mistake. He wrote: “The world is full of stupid who send stuff on Whatsapp which goes directly into photos sections saved. Didn’t realise and press [sic] the wrong button before clearing it. I am sorry to all who saw it for a second with blinked eyes.” |
| Maroof later added: “I sincerely apologise. I had no intention to do such a thing and to cause such disruption. I have a lot of respect for the group.” | Maroof later added: “I sincerely apologise. I had no intention to do such a thing and to cause such disruption. I have a lot of respect for the group.” |
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