A DECORATED former Met officer chosen to guard members of the Royal Family today warns there could be another Wayne Couzens lurking in the shamed force.
Ricky Haruna, 46, tells of a chilling “wall of silence” through the ranks protecting the likes of Sarah Everard’s killer and serial rapist David Carrick.
Lifting the lid on her own frightening experiences at Scotland Yard during her 17-year career as a PC, she said: “I’m convinced there are still evil men like them embedded in the Met who are hiding in plain sight.
“I was trusted to guard Kate Middleton when she was dating Prince William. It was such a serious role – yet I had colleagues whose behaviour was absolutely reprehensible. Why would you put these guys in such a position of power and trust?”
Her revelations come days after a damning report condemned the Met as institutionally racist, misogynistic and homophobic.
Baroness Louise Casey concluded the force should be broken up into smaller units if it fails to deal with its deep-rooted issues.
And she called for the disbandment of the parliamentary and diplomatic protection command in which Couzens, 49, and serial rapist Carrick, 48, both worked.
Ricky – a former police officer of the year – said: “Sadly, and I’ve seen it all with my own eyes. There’s a wall of silence in the Met that protects these awful characters. You look at Carrick and the things he did. That wasn’t by chance.
“He was a repeat offender able to work unchecked and keep getting away with it. He was complained about and nothing happened – that just gave him even more confidence to carry out increasingly evil crimes while wearing the badge.
This story is from the March 26, 2023 edition of The Sunday Mirror.
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