Two police officers have lost their jobs after they were caught saying they hoped a vulnerable teen “got raped” – on the boy’s mother’s answer machine.
PC Samuel Dexter and PC Hannah Mayo did not realise their shocking conversation was being caught on voicemail.
The officers had driven over to the family’s house after receiving a phone call from the 14-year-old’s mother.
PC Dexter had previously attended the address earlier that same evening, when the boy’s mother had phoned the police to report her “vulnerable” son missing.
The boy had subsequently been found by his older sister, who lived nearby – but had run off again when PC Dexter pulled up, prompting another search for him.
And when the officer was called back to the address later that night, he vented his frustration to accompanying constable Hannah Mayo.
He told her he wished he had said to the boy, ‘I hope you get raped’. PC Mayo then responded: “Yes, butt raped”.
Both officers were heard laughing on the two-minute recording, which ended as they pulled up outside the boy’s house.
But they were unaware that somehow the conversation had been recorded on the lad’s mum”s answer phone.
PCs Dexter, 36, and Mayo, 32, appeared yesterday (Tues) before a misconduct hearing at Avon and Somerset Police Headquarters in Portishead, Bristol.
So, let me get this right. Kid runs off when wankered sparking a Police hunt, ends up at his sisters and legs it when the filth arrive, goes back home and throws a tantrum when his bong gets confiscated and legs it again. Plod tries to get in touch and get the answer phone so while searching for the kid forgets he's still connected to the phone and has some bants with the other plod who is wasting time looking for the little twat. Is that a good enough TL;DR?