June 5 2018
Be terrified if you ever get sent this letter
"‘You’re a murder target’ — This is the worst mail anyone could ever receive
IF YOU get this letter in the mail, you should be seriously worried. Because it’s almost the worst thing you could read."
“YOUR life is in immediate danger.”
There are few things that could cause terror in someone as much as being informed their life was in grave danger because someone wants them dead.
But that is exactly the warning an increasing number of British people are receiving by their local police force, as a crime wave in some parts of the country has seen big increases in knife and violent crime.
The so-called “Osman warnings” or “threat-to-life” notices are sent to people that police have reason to believe are in danger of being killed — usually by someone known to them."
"The warnings were linked to cases where police have intelligence to suggest a person is in danger, but don’t have enough evidence to make an arrest. So they do the next best thing and warn them".
"It advises the receiver to think carefully about who they associate with in the coming days; “who you may, or may not, consider to be your friends”, before reassuring them police could help take “active steps” in protecting them and urged them to help investigators."
Be terrified if you ever get sent this letter
"‘You’re a murder target’ — This is the worst mail anyone could ever receive
IF YOU get this letter in the mail, you should be seriously worried. Because it’s almost the worst thing you could read."
“YOUR life is in immediate danger.”
There are few things that could cause terror in someone as much as being informed their life was in grave danger because someone wants them dead.
But that is exactly the warning an increasing number of British people are receiving by their local police force, as a crime wave in some parts of the country has seen big increases in knife and violent crime.
The so-called “Osman warnings” or “threat-to-life” notices are sent to people that police have reason to believe are in danger of being killed — usually by someone known to them."
"The warnings were linked to cases where police have intelligence to suggest a person is in danger, but don’t have enough evidence to make an arrest. So they do the next best thing and warn them".
"It advises the receiver to think carefully about who they associate with in the coming days; “who you may, or may not, consider to be your friends”, before reassuring them police could help take “active steps” in protecting them and urged them to help investigators."