One Met Police officer who was arrested for photographing the bodies of two women murdered boasted that he had covered up an attack against a group Asian men.
Deniz Jaffer sent messages to a WhatsApp group, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
They contained offensive language by the former PC about the victims of assault and he claimed he had released "three white fellas" following an "off-the-record" chat.
He shared images of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry days earlier.
In June 2020, the sisters were murdered in Fryent Park in north London. Jaffer and Jamie Lewis, a colleague, were supposed to secure the scene when they took selfies beside Ms Henry and Mrs Smallman.
According to the IOPC, Jaffer's actions in relation to the alleged cover-up "indicates a corrupt approach within policing which specifically targets people from South Asian communities".
Jaffer tried to dismiss the messages later as "chit chat" or an attempt to be funny, which was rejected by the IOPC as "concerning".
Although the incident was not related to the death investigation of Ms Henry or Ms Smallman it was discovered during a forensic inspection of his phone.
The IOPC report revealed that Jaffer's friend Lewis initially said to police that he was 95% certain he hadn't taken photos of himself beside the bloodied bodies Ms Smallman, and Ms Henry.
Later, it was discovered that he had taken at most two photos of the bodies while Jaffer took four photographs of them in situ.
After admitting misconduct in public office, both men were sentenced to two years and nine month imprisonment in December 2021.
Mark Lucraft, the judge who sentenced them, said that they had displayed "appalling" and "inexplicable conduct". The Metropolitan Police apologized to the victim's family for their "shameful" and "utterly unprofessional actions.
Danyal Hussein (19 years old) was sentenced to life imprisonment with a maximum term of 35 year for the murders.
Last month, three Met Police officers were disciplined for failing to report or challenge inappropriate photos that were shared or shown to them. They were issued written warnings.
Scotland Yard stated that it had implemented the IOPC's recommendations regarding officers' behavior and added that the force had made "significant changes to improve our standards of conduct and culture" since then.
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