The one-day hearing, held at Wiltshire Police Headquarters last Monday, and chaired by an Independent Legally Qualified Chair, concluded that the actions of PC Mark Giles breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour for police officers of authority, respect and courtesy, equality and diversity and discreditable conduct.
In April 2023, PC Giles, who was a Firearms officer, sent inappropriate, racist messages to a WhatsApp group used by the team he worked in. The messages were directed towards another officer which could offend given his ethnicity.
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