Met Police officer charged with misconduct over alleged theft from man who collapsed and died

A MET Police officer has been charged with misconduct in public office over the alleged theft of money from a man who died after collapsing, the force said.

PC Chris Carter, 51, has been charged over the alleged incident in Haringey, North London, in September 2022.

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The officer, who lives in Harlow in Essex, is due to appear at Westminster magistrates court in central London later today to face the allegation for the first time.

It is alleged PC Carter “wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public's trust in the office holder by stealing cash from a deceased male who has passed away in the street”.