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Bill McLoughlin

Met officer sacked after asking colleague for picture of decomposing corpse to show her mother

A couple missing for 11 days with their newborn have a substantial amount of cash, allowing them to live off-grid, police have said (PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

A Met Police officer has been dismissed from the force after being found guilty of gross misconduct for asking a colleague for a picture of a decomposing corpse to send to her mother.

PC Bonnie Murphy received the image from her former colleague, Jamie Lewis, a fellow PC who was later jailed for posing for selfie-type photographs next to the bodies of two murdered sisters in Wembley, north London.

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