A former police constable lied about his brother having terminal most cancers in an effort to take 30 days of compassionate leave, the Metropolitan Police has revealed.
Former PC Callum McIntyre, who resigned from the Met Police in February 2020, had allegations of gross misconduct confirmed in opposition to him at a police listening to yesterday (March 15).
It was alleged that on March 6 2019, the previous PC McIntyre began on the South Area BCU and instantly notified his sergeant his brother had terminal most cancers.
This was McIntyre’s first shift within the job.
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Due to the seriousness of his claims, over the course of the subsequent three months he was granted 30 days of compassionate leave in relation to the alleged ill-health of his brother.
Upon becoming a member of a response crew he knowledgeable the inspector and everybody else of the identical info.
Finally, on June 4 he advised his inspector that his brother had died while receiving therapy and had subsequently been buried.
However, McIntyre’s info about his brother was actually not true, and he later admitted this.
This was not the one instance {of professional} misconduct levied in opposition to McIntyre.
It was additionally alleged that on August 31 2019, he didn’t report a severe crime at Croydon Police station.
A member of the general public had referred to as 999 that day and reported being threatened by somebody on a moped.
Speaking to the operator, she defined that the motive force of the moped might have had a pointy object and that he stated we might throw acid on her if she didn’t apologise.
After being suggested to attend the police station, the member of public met former PC McIntyre who was on responsibility within the entrance desk.
However, regardless of the lady’s scary testimony he didn’t report the incident as a criminal offense and didn’t take an announcement from her.
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At a misconduct listening to yesterday, McIntyre answered allegations that his conduct amounted to quantities to a breach of Standards of Professional Behaviour, in respect of: honesty and integrity, authority, respect and courtesy, discreditable conduct and duties and duties.
The panel discovered the allegations confirmed after McIntyre admitted to all of the transgressions and concluded that had been he nonetheless a serving officer he could be dismissed.
