Two Metropolitan Police officers suspended over rape and kidnap claims

Commenting in response Caroline Pidgeon AM said: “The revelations in yesterday’s report were truly abhorrent and I am grateful for the work Baroness Casey has done to shine a light on the institutional problems within the Met. “To learn several hundred officers are potentially facing dismissal really highlights just how widespread the rot within the force has become and pours cold water on the notion by some that this is only about a ‘few bad apples’.
The police officers have now been suspended from duty and arrested (stock image) Credit: PA

Two Metropolitan Police officers have been arrested and suspended from duty after a woman alleged she was kidnapped, raped and assaulted.

The off-duty officers, both based in the North West Command Unit, were arrested on Sunday along with another man.

One of the officers was arrested on suspicion of kidnap, rape and common assault.

He was released on bail until June on the rape allegation. He will face no further action over the other two claims.

A second constable was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and possession of class A drugs, while a third man who is not a police officer was held on suspicion of kidnap.

They were both released with no further action.

The Metropolitan Police said the arrests relate to an incident in Kingston, southwest London, on Sunday when the officers were off-duty.

The force’s professional standards department has been told and the matter has been referred to the watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

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