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[Two chief fire officers are under investigation
over claims they exchanged sexist and derogatory
messages about women including talking
about killing a female colleague.

Shropshire chief fire officer Simon Hardiman
and his deputy Adam Matthews are alleged
to have described women in the service as
'lazy' and 'useless' in WhatsApp exchanges
sent over more than a year.

Several of the messages - which were
leaked to ITV news - targeted Area
Manager Jan Morris, who resigned from
the service this year.]