A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed for accessing files relating to Sarah Everard’s murder without proper policing purpose.
PC Myles McHugh committed gross misconduct by viewing the confidential files as he did not have a reason to do so, a tribunal found.
Former Det Con Hannah Rebbeck and Sgt Mark Harper were also found guilty by the tribunal. Ms Rebbeck has since left the force but would have been dismissed had she still been serving, while Sgt Harper was issued with a final written warning.
The offences took place between 5 and 15 March 2021 – soon after the 33-year-old marketing executive was kidnapped and killed by serving Met Police officer Wayne Couzens.
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