Cops accused of sending racist messages were trying to be funny

Three Met officers who exchanged racist messages on WhatsApp including a comparison between Meghan Markle and a golliwog were trying to ‘amuse’ eachother, a tribunnal heard. PC Sukhdev Jeer and PC Paul Hefford, along with ex-officer Richard Hammond, also failed to challenge or report the other members of the group after receiving the offensive messages, it is said. Vishal Misra, for the Met Police, told the misconduct hearing in Fulham that PC Jeer, 47, contributed to the group the most,…