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Officer concerned: Inspector Charles Ehikioya
Dates of hearing: 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 January 2025
Between 2017 and 2020 Inspector Charles Ehikioya participated in a WhatsApp chat with a Police Constable in which there was exchange of messages and media items. During the WhatsApp chat he sent/or received messages that are inappropriate. The messages and media are misogynistic, racist, violent and otherwise inappropriate.
The panel found all allegations proved at the level of Gross Misconduct. He was dismissed without notice and will be placed on the College of Policing Barred List