Police officers mock assault victim while she was having a seizure

Police officers mocked an assault victim as they watched on as she suffered a seizure and was vomiting whilst in leg restraints. The 22-year old started seizing and was taken to hospital.

It's understood that three male and one female officers gathered round a laptop to watch the woman's journey to hospital and reportedly made derogatory comments about her looks, and as the video continued, the women's chest and groin were left exposed as her seizure continued.

The officers then made insulting comments about her genitals, and discussed how much they would need to be paid to sleep with her. A student officer reported his colleagues, but says the force covered up the incident and didn't tell the woman involved, or the policing regulator.

It's also understood that none of the officers involved faced a misconduct hearing despite the complaint, however the student officer who reported them was later dismissed as he was not 'physically or mentally fitted to the role'.

The woman was arrested, handcuffed and placed in a police van by the student officer and two colleagues - a female police constable and his male tutor, also a PC - after officers believed she had committed an assault.

On the way to the police station, the woman suffered a seizure which left her chest and groin exposed. The moment was recorded on officer body-worn video and the police van was redirected to hospital where she was "street bailed", meaning the officers left her there to be treated.

The next day, the female PC told the student and his tutor she was cancelling the bail and taking no further action because CCTV of the fight showed that the woman had in fact been a victim of assault.

Later that shift, the female officer began viewing body-worn video of the woman's journey inside the van while at her desk in Newbury Police Station. Three male colleagues, including the tutor, gathered around her laptop and watched the footage while making "sickening" comments about her.

The student's witness statement, records the types of comments made by colleagues. He reports his tutor saying the woman had "crusty" or "manky" breasts, while another officer asked to see her "minge".

A fourth male colleague also joined a discussion about how much money officers would need to be paid to have sex with her. One suggested £500,000, another said £250.

Officers referred to the woman by name and were clearly aware of her identity - and watched the footage despite the female PC's decision that charges would not be brought.

"I just thought: 'This is a victim of crime, a person who we know to be vulnerable.' How can you talk about someone like that?", the student officer said.

The female victim involved is now aware of what happened and wants officers arrested, and the force to fully investigate whether staff behaving like this routinely. Thames Valley Police has now reported the case for independent scrutiny.