A police officer who claimed he was off work after a 'fake girlfriend' died of cancer said he would have been fired for 'abhorrent' serious misconduct if he hadn't resigned.
21-year-old Harry Sarker, 21, is a constable ofWest Midlands Policewho has been accused of "fake girlfriends, fake illnesses, fake Continued to lie to co-workers and supervisors about death, subsequent events, and fake funerals," Power said.
The student police resigned ahead of an emergency misconduct hearing held at police headquarters inBirminghamon Thursday. – Sarkar refused to attend a 13-minute hearing before Chief Constable David Thompson – Mandatory professional standards were imposed by Sarkar’s sympathetic superiors on “sick leave.” and other benefits after relying on his lies.
Chief Constable David Thompson
Sarker took three days of bereavement leave and had more flexible working hours than his colleagues. benefited. Understood.
Detective Chief Inspector Az Ahmed told a public hearing that the officer resigned in March.
The violations took place between October 2020 and June 2021, and Sir David said the officers' conduct undermined standards of honesty and integrity, which are "the basic requirements of a police officer".
At the time – during the second and third Covid lockdowns – the military was strained as many officers tested positive for the disease.
The Chief Constable said:
"This allowed supervisors to have more flexibility in their work.
This was a regularly repeated behavior over a considerable period of time
Chief Constable David Thompson
"These 'truth' was repeated and unfolded over a sustained period of time."
He added:
"Given that it involved lies about the serious illness and death of a partner, (and) was perpetuated by the team for a considerable period of time, and special allowances were created, it is of concern to officers.
"The public would not expect this from a police officer and would be concerned about the apparent offensive nature of such misrepresentation.
"Exacerbating
"This was a behavior that recurred regularly for quite some time.
"It was a significant disruption of trust in co-workers and superiors.
"There are no obvious mitigations or justifications for this action." , the officer would have been fired without notice."
The former constable's name was added to the register and he was barred from becoming a police officer.
