'Yee I'm sound driving after beak to be fair, drift round corners and that': Police officers' 'Magaluf' WhatsApp group ends their careers

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The careers of three young police constables ended in disgrace after 'deeply offensive' chat logs from a WhatsApp group they were members of titled 'Magaluf' were revealed.

The messages contained boasts about cocaine, which they called 'beak', and drink-driving. Others contained vile sexual slurs about refugees, referenced female police officers and were 'at times racist', a senior anti-corruption detective said after a misconduct hearing. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Bradley Johnson, Thomas Taylor and Conor O'Hare did not attempt to defend themselves and resigned before they could be sacked after Merseyside Police launched misconduct proceedings over the contents of 5,394 messages sent over a five month period in 2022.

At an accelerated misconduct hearing at Merseyside Police HQ on Friday, chaired by Chief Constable Serena Kennedy, it emerged how the officers sent 'vile' messages about female officers, who were 'seriously affected' as they considered the three men 'good colleagues'.

The three officers were each charged with breaching standards of professional behaviour relating to integrity; authority; respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct, reports The Echo.