Met Police detective faces sack for 'racist Whatsapp messages' about colleague

02 January 2023 , 15:49

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Met Police officer Victoria Teagle faces a misconduct hearing

A detective is being hauled before a disciplinary panel after allegedly sending racist and offensive WhatsApp messages, the Met Police have confirmed.

Detective Sergeant Victoria Teagle is accused of repeatedly sending offensive texts about a colleague of Asian heritage, calling them a "C****y b***h".

The messages were forwarded to anti-corruption officers within the force and the police woman, who is based within the North Area Command Unit, which covers Haringey and Enfield areas of London, now faces a misconduct hearing.

A Met Police spokesman told the Mirror: "In January and April 2021 the officer is alleged to have sent a number of messages via WhatsApp to a colleague in which she repeatedly used a highly offensive and discriminatory racial slur in reference to another colleague."

Commissioner Mark Rowley (Getty Images)

The spokesman added: "A misconduct hearing will be scheduled in relation to Detective Sergeant Victoria Teagle, attached to the North Area Command Unit, who was alleged to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct and authority, respect and courtesy.

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"A date for the hearing will be scheduled in due course."

Back in October as the Met's new commissioner Mark Rowley took over from Cressida Dick, he said that hundreds of Met Police officers deserve to be sacked after an interim report found 1,263 officers were still serving despite multiple misconduct complaints against them.

She faces a misconduct hearing (Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

In response to Baroness Casey's interim report, commissioner Rowley said: "The evidence is clear: the disproportionate way in which you have showed us black and Asian officers and staff have been treated shows patterns of unacceptable discrimination that clearly amount to systemic bias.

"You uncover painful experiences from those within our ranks who have suffered discrimination and hate from colleagues, only to have their hurt compounded by a weak response from the organisation. This cannot continue.

"I am sorry to those we have let down: both the public and our honest and dedicated officers.

"The public deserves a better Met, and so do our good people who strive every day to make a positive difference to Londoners."

Kelly-Ann Mills