A Metropolitan Police officer who stole from a dead man who collapsed on the street has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office.
Craig Carter, 51, from Harlow in Essex, was sent to collect Claudio Gaetani’s property, including a wallet, following his sudden, non-suspicious death in north London in September 2022.
Mr Gaetani’s family suspected money to be missing when the items were returned to them.
Body-worn video from the scene showed Carter counting out about £100.
When the wallet was booked into the Met’s property store, only £6 and a few euros were inside.
Carter appeared earlier at Wood Green Crown Court, where Judge Daniel Fugallo told him to expect a custodial sentence.
He was granted bail and is due to be sentenced at the same court in September.
Mr Gaetani, an Italian filmmaker and actor, was reportedly visiting London for a theatre festival at the Southbank Centre.
He collapsed and died while cycling to a house in Hornsey where he was staying with friends.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Carter’s behaviour had fallen “woefully short” of the public’s expectations of a police officer.
It said: “It is not only disturbing, but deeply disrespectful to the victim’s family. Our thoughts remain with them at this time.”
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