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Two Charing Cross Metropolitan Police officers, PC Mason O’Connor and PC Lloyd Hunter, were recently dismissed following an investigation linked to BBC Panorama’s documentary "Undercover in the Police." The incidents include racist and misogynistic comments by O’Connor and trivializing use of force and hate speech against homeless people by Hunter. This brings the total number of sacked officers since October 2023 to 13, as part of an ongoing investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct aimed at addressing misconduct within the Metropolitan Police.
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It brings the total of serving Met officers who have now lost their jobs to 13 since an investigation was launched by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in October, linked to the BBC Panorama exposé Undercover in the Police.
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PC Mason O’Connor, attached to Central West Command Unit, was sacked on Tuesday after it was found he told a female colleague: “I hope you get raped on your way to Waterloo”.
Other officers who were covertly filmed for the documentary were seen calling for immigrants to be shot, boasting about excessive use of force and joking about rape and sexual assault.
The allegation against PC O’Connor was proven at a hearing and that PC O’Conner breached standards of professional behaviour.
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Allegations were also proven against PC Lloyd Hunter, attached to Central West Command Unit, at a hearing on Wednesday 27 August.
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During an off-duty drink in November 2024 he made comments that trivialised the use of force, suggested that he would enjoy using force on members of the public and that he “hated” homeless people.
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PC Hunter’s comments were caught on camera by the BBC.
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Although not featured in the broadcast, extra unaired footage was later shared with the IOPC whose investigation into the behaviour of a number of officers at Charing Cross continues.
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PC Hunter was also found to have breached standards and sacked.
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Commander Simon Messinger, Professionalism, said: “Two more officers have now been dismissed for their appalling comments and attitudes.
“I hope this sends a very clear message about the standards we expect from all our officers and the Met’s determination to improve our culture across the organisation.
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“We continue to support the ongoing IOPC investigation.”
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Both officers will be added to the College of Policing’s barred list to prevent them re-joining policing or working for a number of other police-related bodies.
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