27 June 2024 , 14:01
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PC Chris Carter faces a misconduct in public office charge over the alleged incident in Haringey, north London
A Metropolitan police officer is facing a criminal charge of misconduct after allegedly stealing money from the body of a man who had died in the street.
PC Chris Carter, 51, has been charged with misconduct in public office over the alleged incident in September 2022.
The officer, who lives in Harlow in Essex, is due to appear at Westminster magistrates court in central London on Friday to face the allegation for the first time.
It is alleged PC Carter “willfully 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”.
The alleged incident is said to have happened between September 7 2022 and September 14 2022 in the borough of Haringey in north London.
It is said PC Carter was acting “as a public officer, namely police constable” at the time of the alleged offence.
Scotland Yard confirmed: “A serving police officer has been charged with misconduct in public office.
“PC Craig Carter, who is attached to the North Area Command Unit, was charged via postal charge requisition.
“He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 28 June.
“The charge relates to the alleged theft of money from a man who died following a collapse in September 2022.
“Following the charge, PC Carter was suspended from duty.”
The charge against PC Carter is “indictable only”, meaning his case is expected to be dealt with in a crown court due to the serious nature of the allegation.
The court hearing is due to take place at 10am on Friday.
Carter has not yet entered a plea to the charge of being a holder of a public office willfully neglecting to perform a duty or willfully misconducting himself.
The charge of misconduct in public office can carry a life sentence in the most serious of cases.