Messages shared between Metropolitan Police officers in a WhatsApp group involving killer Wayne Cousens have been revealed in court.
Two police officers and a former police officer, who were all serving at the time, are accused of sending “grossly offensive messages”.
The posts were discovered in a WhatsApp group called “Bottle and Stoppers/Atkin’s Dolls” after Cousins was arrested for kidnapping, raping and murdering Sarah Everard in March 2021.
Prosecutor Edward Brown QC told Westminster Magistrates’ Court the group included “highly racist, sexist, misogynistic” messages, as well as those discussing rape, domestic abuse and violence against women.
Two police officers have spoken to a court about a “cuddle fight” after one described how he pinned a 15-year-old girl to the floor during an incident and one suggested he was going to “rape and beat” a named female police officer.
Other posts in the group appeared to joke about the prospect of Muslims being left to die in a terrorist attack and referred to the racially diverse areas of London as “holes”.
Others discussed using Tasers to torture animals and shoot people with Down syndrome.
The messages that led to the charges were read to the court on the first day of their trial on Thursday.
Jonathan Coban, 35, William Neville, 34, and Joel Borders, 45, have denied all charges and their trial continues.
All three men were former Civil Nuclear Police officers and were transferred to the Metropolitan Police on the same date – February 11, 2019.
PC Cobban and Mr Borders are charged with five counts of sending extremely offensive messages, while PC Neville is charged with two counts of the same offence.
PC Cobban and PC Neville remain with the Metropolitan Police, while Mr Borders has since left the force.
Wayne Cousens jailed for life for abducting, raping and murdering Sarah Everard
June 21, 2019:
Unnamed Participant: Dude, they’re not going to drop you with your skill set unless [perform a sex act on] DV [domestic violence] victim!
Unnamed Participant: Oh John, then you’re probably screwed.
Jonathan Coban: It’s okay, DV victims like it…that’s why they’re more likely to be re-victims.
Joel Borders: No, they just don’t listen!
June 29, 2019:
Jonathan Coban: I have a bus [the West London district of] Hounslow…what a Somali shithole. Great. There’s f***ing patrol…more like FGM [female genital mutilation] patrol.
Joel Borders: [West London district] Feltham is worse! I went there last week and it felt like a domino! [Followed by a series of emojis showing one white face among several depicting Asian and black people of different races and religions]
Unnamed Participant: Filthy Feltham.
Jonathan Coban: Go to Hounslow Central [Tube station]it was like going by a Dulux color code.
Jonathan Coban: Even the stores weren’t in English.
Joel Borders: Yeah, all shades of brown!?
Jonathan Coban: Yeah and I think I was a yellow one. But he got lost because he asked me for directions
Joel Borders: Hounslow twinned with Baghdad
Joel Borders: You know when the end of the night shift in Hounslow is coming because you can hear the call to prayer
August 9, 2019
Joel Borders: Lucky cu*****! I bet they hook me up with the only gay guy in the section!
Jonathan Coban: Oh yeah, I dealt with one of those, a hospital security guard for some attention, looking for self-harm, ugh
August 9, 2019
Jonathan Coban: That’s a good friend. I hope to fight or something to prove myself. This week I’ve mostly been doing arrest investigations and things like that. Hospital guard.
William Neville: That sucks. My first shift was third rotation, then the rest I was an operator where my first call was an emergency assistant, I pinned a 15 year old girl who passed out on the floor… I knew all the hug fights would come in handy at some point
Jonathan Coban: Haha, fighting the squeeze is always helpful…good skills!
August 9, 2019
William Neville: Yes, I’ll try to talk to PaDP [Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection] guys at the american embassy next week they are pretty good [sic] by coming out to talk to us, get an idea of what it’s really like
Jonathan Coban: Are they on your patch?
William Neville: Yeah mate, it’s right on the edge of my patch.
Jonathan Coban: Ah, quality. Our landmark is the largest mosque in London! [Emoji of man in turban and book]
William Neville: Haha! This is useful if you need to execute an order, you will know where they are
Jonathan Coban: We depend on eod [Explosive Ordnance Disposal] availability [winky smiling face emoji]
William Neville: 400 meter cordon, saves you having to do an investigation
Jonathan Coban: The West Zone… will still be our job [crying with laughter emoji]
April 5, 2019
Joel Borders: I can’t wait to get some guns so I can shoot some f*** in the face!
Jonathan Coban: Me too. I want to hit a cat and a dog to see which one will react better. I think the cat will get even angrier and the dog will shit. I want to test this theory. The same with children. Zap zap, you little p***s.
Joel Borders: And some down clothes? [prosecution alleges a reference to people with Down’s Syndrome]
April 25, 2019
Jonathan Coban: At least you will have [named female police officer]. She will take care of you lol [laugh out loud]
Joel Borders: She’ll use me as an example. Lead me and lock me up when I rape and beat her! You vile bitch.
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