A police officer “unilaterally” released a car involved in a fatal crash which killed a couple without the approval of their families or the prosecution service, an inquiry has heard.
09.09.2023 - 08:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The careers of three young police constables ended in disgrace after 'deeply offensive' chat logs from a WhatsApp group they were members of titled 'Magaluf' were revealed.
The messages contained boasts about cocaine, which they called 'beak', and drink-driving.
Others contained vile sexual slurs about refugees, referenced female police officers and were 'at times racist', a senior anti-corruption detective said after a misconduct hearing.
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Bradley Johnson, Thomas Taylor and Conor O'Hare did not attempt to defend themselves and resigned before they could be sacked after Merseyside Police launched misconduct proceedings over the contents of 5,394 messages sent over a five month period in 2022.
At an accelerated misconduct hearing at Merseyside Police HQ on Friday, chaired by Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, it emerged how the officers sent 'vile' messages about female officers, who were 'seriously affected' as they considered the three men 'good colleagues'.
The three officers were each charged with breaching standards of professional behaviour relating to integrity; authority; respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct, reports The Echo.
Detective Superintendent Mark Baker, of the force's Professional Standards Department (PSD) told CC Kennedy: "Those messages are vile in nature. At times racist, at times towards refugees, at times towards female officers and to women in general. Further evidence shows they were willing to act unlawfully, taking illicit drugs and driving without a licence in a foreign jurisdiction."
A sample of the messages were made public, although after representations from the Police Federation the
A police officer “unilaterally” released a car involved in a fatal crash which killed a couple without the approval of their families or the prosecution service, an inquiry has heard.
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