Police officer admits engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour

A Met Police officer is facing a possible jail sentence and the end of his career after he admitted engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour. PC Mathew Cooper, attached to the Central West Command Unit, was training to be a police officer at the time of the offence between 1 June 2019 and 9 December 2020. Cooper, 24, was placed on restricted duties after he was arrested at his home in east London. He admitted controlling and coercive behaviour without…