Met PC in court over alleged theft from dead man
PA MediaA Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court accused of stealing money from a man who died after collapsing in north London.
PC Craig Carter, 51, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday charged with misconduct in public office.
Wearing a blue suit and patterned blue tie, he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address.
He is accused of the theft of an unspecified amount of cash from a man who died in the street in Hornsey in September 2022.
Judge Louisa Cieciora said the case was too serious to be heard at a magistrates' court.
She sent the matter to Wood Green Crown Court, where PC Carter will next appear on 26 July.
PC Carter, who is based with the Met's North Area Command Unit which covers Enfield and Haringey, has been suspended from duty.
He was released on unconditional bail.
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