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Bulger mother blasts 'Law & Order: UK'

The mother of James Bulger has criticised ITV drama Law & Order: UK for featuring a storyline involving the murder of a young child.

The Sun reports that an episode of the programme's third series will show two young girls kidnapping and killing a young boy.

Bulger's mother Denise Fergus said: "It's virtually a direct copycat of what happened to James. I'm certain they knew it would rub salt in the wounds for me and my family."

She added that she was "appalled and disgusted" by the plot, calling it "shock-value" drama.

However, an ITV spokesperson allegedly denied that the episode was inspired by Bulger's murder.

They insisted that the story was "based loosely" on the case of Mary Bell, a 10-year-old who killed two boys in 1968.

The new series of Law & Order: UK begins on September 9 on ITV1.

I sympathise with her infinitely but she doesn't have the right to try and take down anything that is somewhat similar to her own tragic case. Drama should never stray away from difficult subjects.