Met commissioner predicts two or three officers to face trial every week

Mark Rowley tells London assembly that police bracing for corrupt officers in court until 2025 as systemic failings' rooted out

The commissioner of the Metropolitan police has predicted that two to three" officers a week will face trial for crimes such as violence against women and dishonesty, as he said hunting down wrongdoers in the ranks would be long and painful.

Mark Rowley was speaking after the scandal of the Met officer David Carrick, convicted last week of 85 rapes and serious crimes despite repeated reports to the force that he was a potential danger to women.