The officer sent racist and homophobic comments, and had material that indicated far right tendencies.
A West Mercia Police officer has been sacked from the force after he sent "abhorrent" WhatsApp messages described as racist and homophobic.A gross misconduct hearing this week upheld allegations that the officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons and is known as Officer A, sent racist, homophobic and inappropriate memes and content from his personal mobile phone and had inappropriate, racist and offensive content on the work mobile phone issued to him.
The matter came to light in March 2021 and was assessed as gross misconduct, and he was suspended from duty.
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