Was Sky News wrong to challenge Brenda Leyland?

Tuesday 07 October 2014 11:08 EDT

Brenda Leyland was approached by Sky News at her home in Leicestershire last week

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Sky News may face an Ofcom inquiry after its doorstepping of Brenda Leyland, it has been reported today.

Ofcom received 60 complaints over a Sky report televised last week, in which a reporter challenged Leyland for her trolling of Kate and Gerry McCann, whose daughter Madeline disappeared in 2003.

Less than a week later, Leyland's body was discovered in a hotel room , in a situation the Police have said they're not treating as suspicious.

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