Special constable ‘bit and strangled five people’ at lockdown party

A drunken special police constable bit and strangled five people including another officer who tried to arrest her at a house party which breached Covid restrictions.

Former SPC Fatma Ahmed hit and placed her hands around the throats of four members of the public at the gathering on 22 May last year.

Ahmed then assaulted a police officer attempting to arrest her, a Met Police misconduct panel
was told.

She admitted four counts of assault by beating and one of assault on an emergency worker
at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court last November and was sentenced to an 18 month community order.

The Met Police misconduct panel found Ahmed had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct.

Assistant Commissioner Helen Ball said: ‘At a party (that I note breached Covid restrictions), and having drunk a very considerable amount of alcohol, former SPC Ahmed assaulted four members of the public by either hitting them, biting them or placing her hands around their throats, causing various injuries.

‘Some of this took place inside the house where the party was taking place, some outside in the street.

‘Several of those assaulted were neighbours and completely unconnected to the party or former SPC Ahmed.

‘She also assaulted an emergency worker, a police officer, without causing injury to him.’

Ms Ball further found that Ahmed acted in gross misconduct.

‘Former SPC Ahmed’s behaviour, including the danger she posed to the public and to the reputation of the Metropolitan Police Service, and her conviction and sentencing are so grave that it is right that – were she still serving – her continuing to be a police officer should be considered and her dismissal would be justified.’

The Assistant Commissioner decided that had Ahmed still been a serving officer, she would have been dismissed without notice.

Ahmed was said to be ‘horrified’ by her own behaviour and admitted the assaults in court.

She did not respond to the panel nor were any representations made by her or on her behalf at the hearing.

Ms Ball said: ‘I do not, however, see the ongoing remorse or the insight into the damage caused by her behaviour that I would have hoped to see.’
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