Met cop facing sack after ‘farting in female officer's FACE & laughing when she refused to 'pull my finger''
COP SHOCK Met cop facing sack after 'farting in female officer's FACE & laughing when she refused to 'pull my finger''
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
A MET Police officer is facing the sack after he laughed when farting in a female colleague's face, a disciplinary hearing was told.
PC Wayne Sansom allegedly broke wind after asking the WPC to pull his finger at Wembley Police Station in northwest London on November 2021.
Sign up for Scottish Sun
newsletter
Sign up
3
PC Wayne Sansom allegedly broke wind after asking a female police officer to pull his finger at Wembley Police Station
Credit: Facebook
3
PC Sansom "agrees to the 'pull my finger remark" but denies he actually broke wind
Credit: Facebook
3
He appeared at Sutton Police station yesterday for the opening of a misconduct hearing
Credit: Facebook
Fellow officer PC Ben Jeffries is said to have made "inappropriate and discourteous comments" to the same female officer concerning her sexuality and Romanian heritage.
The officers appeared at Sutton Police Station yesterday for the opening of a misconduct hearing expected to last ten days.
Sansom and Jeffries face allegations that their conduct amounted to a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of Discreditable Conduct, Authority, Respect and Courtesy and Equality and Diversity.
Russell Ford, for the Met Police, told the hearing PC Sansom invited the female officer to pull my finger at Wembley Police Station.
He said: "When she declined he passed wind in her face from around 10-15 cm away."
PC Sansom "agrees to the 'pull my finger remark" but denies he actually broke wind.
Mr Ford added: "He fully accepts his attempt at humour was misplaced and inappropriate in a modern policing workplace.
"PC Sansom approached her and asked her to pull his finger, she knew what was intended and told him to move along.
"At this, PC Sansom turned his back, stood on his toes and passed wind in her face."
Mr Ford said the incident was "corroborated" by another female officer at the time.
"He described how after he asked the PC to pull his finger, PC Sansom, in close proximity, turned away from her and passed wind very loudly - then laughed out loud and walked away."
Unqualified ex-cop jailed over deaths of four people in paddleboarding horror
Mr Ford then referred to an occasion in mid-December 2021 when the female officer described assisting on a call-out involving "Romanian people who did not speak English" with PC Sansom.
He added: "Back in the writing room, PC Sansom complained about the Romanians, referring to them as 'f***ing d***heads'."
The female officer replied: "That's OK Wayne everyone knows you don't like Romanian people."
PC Sansom allegedly replied: "That's not true…I would put my dick in you."
He is also accused of asking the female officer "questions about her sexuality" and "calling her a lesbian".
PC Sansom claims that he only asked the officer "once" about her sexuality after hearing rumours circulate about his colleagues' personal life.
The hearing was told that Sansom was concerned that this could lead to her being "unfairly treated or talked about".
Meanwhile, Sutton Police Station heard how PC Jeffries is said to have made "discourteous remarks" to the same female officer about her sexuality.
"This included asking her personal questions of a sexual nature, asking about rimming and asking if she had gone down on someone and asking if someone had gone down on," said Mr Ford.
PC Jeffries allegedly took a picture of his testicles using the female officer's mobile phone at an Extinction Rebellion protest on 25 August 2021.
She had asked PC Jeffries and a colleague if they could get her some water from a nearby shop, and handed over her mobile telephone so they could use her Apple Pay.
Mr Ford said: "When they returned, they were laughing as they approached, and she assumed they had done something to her phone.
"When PC Jeffries handed her back her phone, she opened it and noticed that the last application used was the camera.
"She looked at the last photographs taken and saw what she believed to be a testicle.
"She said: 'That's disgusting', and he (Jeffries) replied: 'Why are you getting offended? It's just a picture of my balls."
Jeffriesalso faces accusations that he made "discourteous remarks motivated by race" about a second female colleague at Wembley Police Station in 2019.
"She says that PC Fitzpatrick invited her to take a seat, whereupon PC Jeffries said to her 'no, take a knee'.
"That remark, the authorities say, was no doubt a reference to a gesture used by the Black Lives Matter movement."
Mr Ford told the hearing of a second incident in which the female officer went to open a door at the police station to find PC Jeffries holding it shut as a joke.
"When he released the door, he laughed and said to her words along the lines of: 'I thought you were going to start screaming Black Lives Matter'."
The female officer was "annoyed and upset about this remark" and recalled another occasion when PC Jeffries pretending to light-heartedly punch her and then said: "Oh, Black Lives Matter! Black Lives Matter!"
Both officers could face the sack if the allegations against them are proved as gross misconduct.
The hearing continues.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Scottish Sun
21 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Nato jets scrambled as Putin launches one of war's biggest attacks in Ukraine with 700 drones and hypersonic missile
RUSSIAN BLITZ Nato jets scrambled as Putin launches one of war's biggest attacks in Ukraine with 700 drones and hypersonic missile Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) NATO fighter jets were scrambled overnight after Russia launched one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine. Some 30 ballistic and cruise missiles and more than 700 drones were launched in one of the most intense bombing raids since the start of the war. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Picture shows the aftermath of an attack in Lviv Credit: East2West 2 A Polish Air Force MiG-29 during the Frisian Flag exercise (stock picture) Credit: Alamy More to follow... For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at The U.S. Sun, your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures, and must-see videos. Like us on Facebook at TheSunUS and follow us on X at @TheUSSun
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
Croydon's fixed facial recognition cameras spark debate
The summer heat always brings Croydon town centre to life, with a positive, lively atmosphere. However, some say the mood changes noticeably as the sun say they are forced to hire extra security to prevent thefts, and that drug-related gang crime is prevalent. The Met Police is using live facial recognition (LFR) to look for criminals, with fixed cameras being installed in Croydon for the first time anywhere in London. The force says the technology will keep the streets safer, but Big Brother Watch said the scale of the surveillance was "alarming". LFR cameras scan faces in real time and help police find those who are wanted. In March, the Met announced it would install fixed facial recognition cameras on North End and London Road in Croydon, after previously trialling mobile devices. The fixed LFR cameras look like regular CCTV but will only be switched on when the technology is in use, the Met LFR has already been used in several London boroughs, including during the King's Coronation in 2023. The Met says it's arrested more than 1,000 people by using the technology so far across London, including 93 registered sex offenders and several others in breach of court far this year, LFR has scanned 1.5 million faces in London, leading to 459 arrests – roughly one for every 3,300 scans however more than half of the Met's so-called "true matches" did not result in an Chiswick, who leads the Met's facial recognition programme, said: "This technology is making London safer by removing dangerous offenders. It's saving officers valuable time and delivering quicker, more accurate results." 'After 4pm, it's different' Live facial recognition cameras are something that shopkeeper Mohammed Kamzi welcomes, although he has concerns. Mohammed has worked on North End for four years, a time he said has seen rising crime and waning police visibility. "It's ok in the morning, we can manage with two staff members," said Mohammed, who owns U Fone. "After 4pm, it's different. We need three or four people working because someone has to be ready to chase thieves while another watches the shop."We see crime here all the time," he added. He said although the LFR cameras had benefits in terms of safety, he feels some customers aren't comfortable with it: "They feel anxious, like they've done something wrong." Shane Barrett, a local resident, believes the technology could help, but questions its placement. He said: "Croydon's getting worse, there are stabbings every other week. The cameras might help, but the stabbings happen on side streets and around Surrey Street, not North End."Shopper Helen Matthews said she wanted more clarity from the police. "I can see it being useful, but we don't know how it works or when it'll be used." 'Dystopian effect' Some civil liberties groups also have deep Stone, a senior advocacy officer at Big Brother Watch, said the new cameras would have "a chilling and dystopian effect on the high street".Charlie Whelton, from human rights group Liberty, said the technology was being used without proper legal oversight. "It's a regulatory wild west," he Whelton warned there's currently no unified legislation guiding its use nationwide, and the cameras can be used to watch anyone. The Met insists it has strict safeguards in says biometric data is permanently deleted if someone isn't on the watchlist and added that independent testing by the National Physical Laboratory found the system to be accurate and showed no significant bias based on race or gender.A Met spokesperson said: "We're committed to making London safer by using technology to target the most dangerous offenders. "We continue to engage with the public to explain how the technology works and to reassure people that strong privacy protections are in place."
Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Daily Mirror
NATO warplanes scrambled as Putin unleashes most destructive attack of war
NATO was forced to scramble fighter jets today due to the intensity of Vladimir Putin's death and destruction strikes on Ukraine. Russia staged the most intense attacks of the war on western Ukraine. Estimates suggested between 20 and 30 missiles and up to 700 military drones were unleashed. Two people were confirmed killed in Chernivtsi, close to the Romanian border, with at least 18 wounded in the overnight strikes which yet again targeted civilians. Acrid smoke clung over the city after the terror strikes.
