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| Ex-Metropolitan Police officer jailed for raping woman | Ex-Metropolitan Police officer jailed for raping woman |
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| Ex-PC Ireland Murdock attacked his victim while he was off duty | Ex-PC Ireland Murdock attacked his victim while he was off duty |
| A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of raping a woman while he was off duty. | A former Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for four years after being found guilty of raping a woman while he was off duty. |
| Ex-PC Ireland Murdock, 27, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday for raping the woman, who was known to him, in Lambeth in 2021. | |
| He was also jailed for an additional six weeks for searching for the victim's name on a police system and accessing a restricted crime report. | He was also jailed for an additional six weeks for searching for the victim's name on a police system and accessing a restricted crime report. |
| Murdock spoke only to confirm his name. | Murdock spoke only to confirm his name. |
| During the trial, the court heard Murdock had attacked his victim while he was off duty on 25 September 2021. | During the trial, the court heard Murdock had attacked his victim while he was off duty on 25 September 2021. |
| 'Physical and mental pain' | 'Physical and mental pain' |
| In a victim impact statement read out to the court, the victim said: "After the rape, I was not ok. | In a victim impact statement read out to the court, the victim said: "After the rape, I was not ok. |
| "I was in physical and mental pain and I felt violated." | "I was in physical and mental pain and I felt violated." |
| The victim said that in the months after the attack she, "never felt completely safe, I was worried he would come to my house any day". | The victim said that in the months after the attack she, "never felt completely safe, I was worried he would come to my house any day". |
| "I trusted him and he broke my trust when he raped me." | "I trusted him and he broke my trust when he raped me." |
| Defence lawyer Luke Ponton told the court that Murdock had suffered from a difficult childhood during which he was in and out of foster care, but "despite this he still managed to work hard and join the police force". | Defence lawyer Luke Ponton told the court that Murdock had suffered from a difficult childhood during which he was in and out of foster care, but "despite this he still managed to work hard and join the police force". |
| He requested the judge disregard the fact that Murdock was a serving police officer at the time because he said his job had had no relevance to the events that had taken place. | He requested the judge disregard the fact that Murdock was a serving police officer at the time because he said his job had had no relevance to the events that had taken place. |
| Judge Usha Karu told Murdock that he had severely impacted the victim with his actions. | Judge Usha Karu told Murdock that he had severely impacted the victim with his actions. |
| She added he had "breached her trust" but also noted that Murdock had "no previous convictions" and had "already suffered by losing employment as a police officer". | She added he had "breached her trust" but also noted that Murdock had "no previous convictions" and had "already suffered by losing employment as a police officer". |
| Murdock will serve at least half of his sentence. | Murdock will serve at least half of his sentence. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Metropolitan Police Service | Metropolitan Police Service |
| London | London |
| Lambeth | Lambeth |
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