Police officer watched footage of Epsom College shooting aftermath

He told the panel that he had accessed the footage for “a legitimate policing purpose and in carrying out his role as a staff officer” but it was found there was no reason for him to have watched the footage. The misconduct panel judged that Mr Ahmed breached the standards of policing by accessing the footage, and concluded that he would have been dismissed for his gross misconduct had he not already left the force in Dec 2023. Clare Harrington, head of the panel, said: “Mr Ahmed accessed the body-worn footage without a policing purpose, contrary to the relevant policies and without specific instructions to do so. “It is important to remember the high standards that members of the public rightly expect police officers to adhere to, the extremely difficult circumstances being faced by family members in this particular case and the likely effect that unnecessary viewing of the footage would have on them. “Following careful consideration, the panel is satisfied on balance that if Mr Ahmed had remained a serving officer, he would have been dismissed for the misconduct as we have found it.” ‘Unacceptable breach of trust’ Following the panel’s decision, Supt Andy Rundle, Surrey Police’s head of professional standards, said Mr Ahmed’s behaviour was “not acceptable”.