"Three Metropolitan Police officers who worked at Charing Cross Police Station have been sacked after their shocking conduct was revealed in a BBC Panorama programme. Sgt Joseph McIlvenny, PC Martin Borg and PC Phillip Neilson were found guilty of gross misconduct on Thursday after their appalling behaviour was revealed in footage captured by an undercover reporter. The footage, which was aired in a documentary earlier this month, exposed anti-Muslim, racist and discriminatory comments and actions by officers based at the central London police station."
"Video showed PC Philip Neilson refer to an immigrant who had overstayed his visa, saying either put a bullet through his head or deport him, his fast-track hearing in south London was told on Thursday. PC Martin Borg revelled in the use of force on detainees and told colleagues he joined the police to take part in legal f****** scraps, his hearing was told. He gloated and laughed about seeing another officer, a sergeant, using excess force and injuring a detainee."
"While Sgt McIlvenny, attached to Met Detention, trivialised and mocked the account of a rape victim in conversation with another officer in the footage. He was also seen advising a member of staff to not speak about use of force in front of custody suite cameras, making misogynistic and inappropriate comments about a female detainee and making grossly offensive remarks about a woman he encountered."
Undercover footage captured three Metropolitan Police officers—Sgt Joseph McIlvenny, PC Martin Borg and PC Phillip Neilson—making anti-Muslim, racist, misogynistic and violent comments while serving at Charing Cross custody and Central West units. Video showed Neilson saying an immigrant who overstayed his visa should be shot or deported. Borg boasted about using force on detainees, celebrated seeing colleagues inflict injuries and made Islamophobic remarks. McIlvenny trivialised a rape victim’s account, advised staff to avoid discussing use of force on camera, and made grossly offensive comments about women. All three faced fast‑track misconduct hearings, denied context or provocation, and were dismissed for gross misconduct.
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