OUTRAGE AFTER NOAH WOODS’ DEATH: POLICE INVESTIGATE ‘DISGUSTING’ SOCIAL MEDIA POST

Suffolk Police are investigating a social media post made following the heartbreaking death of three-year-old Noah Woods, after the content triggered widespread outrage online.

A social media post referencing the death of three-year-old Noah Woods has sparked anger across the community, with Suffolk Police confirming they have received multiple reports about the material.

Noah’s body was found in Decoy Pond in Brantham, Suffolk, on September 16, after the toddler disappeared from a nearby playground the previous afternoon.

Police formally identified him the following day. His death is not being treated as suspicious, although officers said further enquiries were continuing before a file would be submitted to the coroner.

Now, attention has turned to a separate online incident involving a Facebook post that was widely condemned as offensive and deeply inappropriate.

POLICE RECEIVE MULTIPLE REPORTS

According to Suffolk Police, several members of the public reported the post to officers.

A police spokesperson confirmed: “We’ve had multiple reports of this and it is being looked into.”

The post reportedly used a meme referring to Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, alongside references to Noah’s disappearance.

News outlets have chosen not to reproduce the meme because of its offensive nature.

The post appeared online shortly after Noah’s death was confirmed, when his family and the wider Brantham community were still grieving.

‘DISGUSTING’ POST SPARKS ANGER

The post quickly attracted furious reactions from social media users.

One person described it as “disgusting” and said it needed to be dealt with.

Another reaction, reported by LADbible, described the decision to use Noah’s tragedy in such a way as deeply disturbing, particularly given how recently his body had been recovered.

The controversy comes after thousands of people had followed Noah’s disappearance and more than 1,000 volunteers joined the search effort.

For many people who had spent hours searching for the toddler or following the case, the online post was particularly upsetting.

THE POST WAS LATER REMOVED

The person who created the post subsequently removed it.

They later issued an apology, saying they had intended the content as “dark humour” and acknowledged that the timing could not have been worse.

The individual said they were sorry if the meme had caused harm or serious offence and apologised to those who had been distressed by it.