04 April 2023 , 11:28
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A cop dismissed people who were said to have been causing trouble while celebrating Eid as "smelly P*** c***s", a disciplinary hearing has been told.
PC Aaron Jones sent the message on WhatsApp to his girlfriend, fellow police officer Rebekah Kelly, as violence erupted on Manchester's Curry Mile in August 2018, it was said.
PC Kelly told the hearing that at the time the messages were exchanged she had been responding to reports of trouble during Eid celebrations where items were set alight.
She was said to have described those causing trouble as "absolute d***heads the lot of them" during the exchange.
The exchange came to light at a disciplinary hearing where PC Kelly denies gross misconduct.
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PC Kelly, who joined the force as a cop in 2016 having previously worked as a civilian investigative assistant, is accused of failing to challenge her boyfriend when he referred "smelly P*** c***s" during a WhatsApp exchange in August 2018 following alleged disorder at Eid celebrations in Manchester.
The messages were in reference to Eid celebrations in Manchester (Adam Vaughan)At least six police officers were members of the police WhatsApp group titled "The Dispensable" and subtitled "the gods of north Manchester who risk their lives every day to f*** jobs off", the tribunal heard.
Jones was one of the members and had already been banned from policing last year after he was caught dealing steroids, Manchester Evening News reports.
PC Kelly was not a member of the group, it was said.
PC Kelly, who was named "Little Pea" on Jones' device, said in one message: "Did you? They wouldn't leave it would they absolute d***heads the lot of them xxxx."
Jones is said to have replied: "Smelly P*** c***s."
The police officer contests the allegations against her (Adam Vaughan)PC Kelly went on that another officer at the scene had "lost his s**t" and she added: "You would have loved it xxxx."
The other officer was 'wasted' as a neighbourhood cop, PC Jones is said to have responded before his girlfriend replied: "Yeah he really is.... he was telling them to go back home."
PC Kelly ended her comment with two emojis of a monkey covering its eyes with its hands, two laughing face emojis and a series of kisses.
Giving evidence, PC Kelly told the hearing she started dating Jones in October 2016 but that they briefly split up after he was arrested in February 2019.
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However, she went on that after he had suffered a "mental health breakdown" the relationship resumed even though she discovered he had been involved in a long-term affair.
PC Kelly said only learned about the group when she received paperwork about the disciplinary action being mounted against her.
James Bourne-Arton, her lawyer, asked if the material reflected the boyfriend she knew, and she said: "No, not at all."
She went on to say she had never seen her partner show signs of racism, homophobia or sexism before and was "absolutely mortified" when she learned of the messages in the WhatsApp group.
When asked about the "smelly P*** c****s" message she was sent by Jones, she had never known her partner to refer to that before and that she considered it "absolutely disgusting".
She conceded the monkey emojis she posted 'look bad' but she said it was merely to express shock.
She then conceded that she did not challenge Jones about it in the messages but claimed she did speak to him about it the next day saying she considered it a "racist term".
When asked what she meant by her comment of "absolute d***heads the lot of them", said she was referring to "the behaviour of members of the public".
She said that night she was responding to reports of trouble during Eid celebrations where items were set alight.
She said some police pressed their panic buttons and she had been warned to "kit up", adding that she was "pretty scared".
PC Kelly repeatedly denied lying when cross-examined by Matthew Holdcroft for GMP. She insisted her "absolute d***heads" comment had been addressed to "everybody involved in the violent disorder, not Asians out celebrating Eid".
She agreed it was a "heat of the moment" comment she should not have made.
PC Kelly denies charges of breaching professional conduct, namely 'discreditable' behaviour and failing to challenge improper behaviour.