TWO Met Police cops have been sacked after posting sick messages about Meghan Markle in a group chat.
Pc Sukhdev Jeer and Pc Paul Hefford, who worked in a unit at Bethnal Green police station in east London, posted racist comments on WhatsApp in 2018.
Their actions, labelled “abhorrent and discriminatory”, amounted to gross misconduct, a tribunal decided on Friday.
Both have now been dismissed from the force.
The hearing at the Empress State Building, in west London, heard the posts, including one comparing Meghan to a “golliwog” toy, were “discriminatory and serious in nature”.
Former officer Richard Hammond, who was a member of the group, also shared grim comments.
Chairman Maurice Cohen blasted: “Dismissal is the only appropriate action”.
He slammed the posts as “highly corrosive and discriminatory” to members of the public “including those in the local community”.
“The postings in this group caused serious reputational damage to the Metropolitan Police as a whole,” he said.
“They were mocking and discriminatory to many sections of society the Metropolitan Police force was meant to be policing.
“Bethnal Green is an extremely diverse area.”
In one message, Pc Jeer shared an image of a “golliwog” toy that was captioned: “A sneak preview at Meghan’s wedding dress.”
Another was of a young boy in a hoodie which was captioned “monkey in the jungle”.
A further post said: “Everyone is so politically correct these days.
“You can’t even say, ‘Black paint,’ you have to say, ‘Tyrone can you please paint that wall?'”
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