A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with “stealing money” from the body of a man who died after collapsing.
PC Craig Carter, 51, who is attached to the North Area Command Unit – which includes Enfield and Haringey – has been charged with misconduct in public office over the alleged incident.
The 51-year-old, who has since been suspended from duty, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
According to the charge, the officer “wilfully and without reasonable excuse or justification misconducted yourself in a way which amounted to an abuse of the public’s trust in the office holder by stealing cash from a deceased male who has passed away in the street”.
He was a serving officer at the time of the alleged incident, which occurred in Haringey, north London, in September 2022.
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: “A serving police officer has been charged with misconduct in public office. PC Craig Carter, who is attached to the North Area Command Unit, was charged via postal charge requisition. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday 28 June.
“The charge relates to the alleged theft of money from a man who died following a collapse in September 2022. Following the charge, PC Carter was suspended from duty.”
The name of the person who died has not been released, the Met said.
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The Crown Prosecution Service said: “His first hearing is tomorrow at Westminster magistrates’ court where details of the alleged offending are likely to be mentioned.”
The case is expected to be referred to a crown court due to the serious nature of the allegation.
Carter is yet to enter a plea.
