A woman has been sacked from Merseyside police for gross misconduct.
Former constable, Samantha Simpson, would have been dismissed from the force without notice had she still been serving, after a misconduct hearing found she had breached the standards of professional behaviour by sending racist WhatsApp messages. Simpson, who also plays outside backs for the Warrington Wolves, has now been placed on the College of Policing Barred List.
The hearing found Simpson breached police conduct regulations on multiple occasions between July 2019 to January 2022. Most of the breaches were in the form of WhatsApp message, where Simpson repeatedly used the racial slur "P***."
