Met Police officer accused of creating a meme about luring women to woods and killing them on Whatsapp during the hunt Sarah Everard WILL be retained in her job

  • Met Police officer to retain his job after allegedly telling a joke about seducing women
  • Constable was investigated for sending ‘inappropriate’ and graphic WhatsApp messages
  • He joked about it during the search for Sarah Everard in the earlier part of the year.










After allegedly making an offensive joke about luring women into the woods and then killing them during the search for Sarah Everard, a Metropolitan Police officer will continue his job.

The misconduct case against five officers representing four forces stems from messages posted on social media regarding the Everard case.

The Met constable, who went on to staff a cordon as part of the search for Ms Everard, was investigated over allegations they used WhatsApp ‘to share with colleagues an inappropriate graphic, depicting violence against women’ while off-duty.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said: ‘The image was highly offensive and the officer now has a case to answer for misconduct for potentially breaching standards of professional behaviour for conduct and authority, respect and courtesy.

A Metropolitan Police officer will keep his job after allegedly sharing an offensive joke about luring a woman into woods and killing her during the search for Sarah Everard

Metropolitan Police officer will be allowed to keep his job despite allegedly telling an offensive joke about leading a woman into the woods and killing it during the search of Sarah Everard

Wayne Couzens (pictured) was sentenced to a whole-life prison term after abducting, raping and murdering marketing executive Sarah Everard in March

Wayne Couzens (pictured), was sentenced to a full-life term in prison after abducting, murdering and raping Sarah Everard, a marketing executive, in March

‘The officer will face a misconduct meeting to answer the allegations.’

Another Pc still on probation had a case to answer for ‘allegedly sharing the graphic and failing to challenge it’ and will also be subject to a misconduct meeting.

The police watchdog found there was no case to answer for a third Met Pc but they will ‘undergo reflective practice’ on the basis that ‘while they thought the graphic was inappropriate, rather than reporting it the image was forwarded to two people seeking their advice on how to deal with the situation’.

The Met constable, who went on to staff a cordon as part of the search for Ms Everard (pictured), was investigated over allegations they used WhatsApp ¿to share with colleagues an inappropriate graphic, depicting violence against women¿ while off-duty

The Met constable, who went on to staff a cordon as part of the search for Ms Everard (pictured), was investigated over allegations they used WhatsApp ‘to share with colleagues an inappropriate graphic, depicting violence against women’ while off-duty

In a second probe, the IOPC looked into allegations seven officers from other forces breached standards by using the encrypted messaging app Signal to share information on Couzens’ prosecution.

After being accused of posting details from the interview Couzens gave under caution, a Dorset Police officer on secondment will face a gross misconduct hearing. This was several months before the killer confessed to her murder and before the information became public.

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