PC Ireland Murdock: Rapist Met officer looked up police records relating to his victim

A former Met police officer has been found guilty of rape.

Former PC Ireland Murdock, 26, who was attached to the Central North Basic Command Unit, was found guilty on Monday April 3, following a trial at Inner London Crown Court.

The court heard that he attacked his victim in Lambeth while he was off duty on September 25 2021.

Murdock was arrested on January 11, 2022 after the woman reported the incident to the police and was subsequently charged on March 31, 2022.

The jury heard that in January 2022, after the woman made the report, Murdock searched for the victim’s name on a police system and accessed a restricted crime report relating to her, when he had no policing purpose to do so.

Murdock first appeared at Inner London Crown Court on May 27, 2022 where he pleaded not guilty to rape.

During this appearance, a second charge of unauthorised access to computer material was put to him and he pleaded guilty to this.

He was dismissed from the Met Police in July 2022 following a misconduct hearing.

Ch Sup Andy Carter, who is in charge of policing for the Central North Basic Command Unit, said: “Murdock committed an absolutely atrocious offence, and caused his victim a lot of pain and fear. He betrayed everything we stand for and I am disgusted by his actions.

“I would like to thank the victim for her courage and bravery in coming forward. I would also like to thank those who investigated him for building such a strong case that led to him being found guilty.”

He added: “We took immediate action to suspend Murdock from duty when his offending came to light and we dismissed him at the earliest opportunity as soon as he pleaded guilty to unauthorised access to computer material.

“We are determined to have a Met that the public can trust, with officers that people feel confident to approach. When someone fails to meet these standards, we will take action to remove them from our organisation.”

Murdock will be sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on May 23.