‘I can kill you’: how Met police officer terrorised women over two decades

Carrick told a friend he joined the Met police’s armed unit because he missed having a weapon and ‘wanted a bit of authority’. Photograph: Exclusive handout

A former girlfriend of the armed police officer David Carrick has told how he allegedly raped, strangled and threatened her, saying: “I can kill you without leaving any evidence.”

Carrick, 48, reportedly used his status to intimidate and control her, restraining her with his police-issue handcuffs and boasting that he was a powerful man who guarded the prime minister. He coerced the woman into staying in the relationship by convincing her he would plant drugs in her car, saying: “Who are they going to believe?”