Met Police officers guilty of gross misconduct for brutally mocking Katie Price's son Harvey

Legal chairman Christopher McKay has described the gross misconduct as a “breach of the standards of professional behaviour that is so serious as to justify dismissal”.

During the fifth day of the hearing on Thursday, McKay found each former and serving officer to have committed gross misconduct over their own messages and by “failing to challenge or report” the behaviour of others in the group.

Officers involved in the hearing include former sergeant Luke Thomas, former acting sergeant Luke Allen, former Pc Kelsey Buchan, former Pc Carlo Francisco, former Pc Lee South, former Pc Darren Jenner, Pc Glynn Rees, and Officer B who has been granted anonymity.

Harvey's mum Katie previously said that she felt "betrayed" over the Met Police officers' behaviour.

“These are the people who are supposed to be protecting us, people we are supposed to trust," she told The Mirror.

"It’s pure betrayal. I was in shock at first, then I felt sick, heartbroken and angry.”

“It’s not enough for these people to just lose their jobs if found guilty. If this has happened to a vulnerable adult like Harvey, it will be happening to others."

In February, Katie posted a letter from the Met Police informing her that officers are facing misconduct proceedings over alleged involvement in a WhatsApp group that targeted her disabled son Harvey.

At the time she wrote: "It's disgusting that police officers from here have felt the need to laugh and use disgusting content on Harvey by creating a WhatsApp group.

"I would attend this court day but I'm away. They need to be named, shamed and exposed."