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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sophie Kenyon & Sara Odeen-Isbister

Met Police officer gaslighted girlfriend and stopped her talking to closest pals

A Met Police officer who gaslighted his girlfriend by punching walls and stopping her from talking to her closest friends has been spared jail.

PC Mathew Cooper, 24, was prone to fits of rage, self-harming with a knife and hitting himself in the head.

He made his partner put her father on loudspeaker while they were having a private conversation so he could answer questions on her behalf.

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