Met officers referred to prosecutors over Wayne Couzens WhatsApp group
by Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent from on (#5W1Y7)
Two serving officers with crisis-hit force referred over group in which misogynistic messages allegedly exchanged
Scotland Yard's crisis has deepened as it emerged two officers and one former officer have been referred for potential criminal prosecution over their part in a WhatsApp group with Sarah Everard's murderer Wayne Couzens where it is alleged misogynistic and racist messages were swapped.
The Metropolitan police is reeling from its commissioner, Cressida Dick's resignation after she failed to convince the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, she could root out wrongdoing and transform the force.
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