WATCH THE VIDEO HERE SPONSOR AD Carter Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga A serving police officer, PC Craig Carter has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office following an investigation into the theft of dead man’s money. Carter, 51, attached to the North Area Command Unit – appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 26 July where he admitted the offence. Detective Superintendent Marco Bardetti said it was clear from today’s guilty plea that Carter knew what he did was wrong and fell well below what any police would expect from a police officer, saying that the evidence against him could not be denied. He said in September 2022, PC Carter was responsible for looking after a man who had sadly died in the street, as well as taking responsibility for his personal possessions. “A family, struggling to come to terms with the death of a loved one, should not be put in a position where they have to make a complaint against an officer, suspecting that they have taken money. “The Met is not an organisation that will tolerate such behaviour,” he said. According to the police, on 8 September 2022, Carter attended the scene of a non-suspicious death of a 45-year-old man [45-year-old Claudio Gaetani), saying that As part of his duties, he collected the man’s property, including his wallet. The police said a complaint was received from the man’s family on 6 October 2022 after they collected property and suspected money to be missing. The Directorate of Professional Standards was said to have launched an investigation and examined Carter’s body worn video from the scene, which showed him counting approximately £100. The police said when it was booked into the property store, only £6 and a small amount of Euros were inside. This led to Carter being charged in June this year. Tetteh Turkson, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said the vast majority of police officers were viewed by members of the public as trustworthy, responsible and upstanding members of the society, saying Carter fell woefully short of these expectations. Turkson stated that the fact Carter thought he could freely steal from a victim who had sadly passed away was not only disturbing, but deeply disrespectful to the victim’s family, saying their thoughts remain with them at this time. He said after collaborative work from the CPS and Metropolitan Police Service, Carter was left with no option but to plead guilty and face the consequences of his actions.
Met officer, Carter steals £115 from dead man, pleads guilty
