Pc Liam OCarroll was acquitted at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Images (Image: PA Archive/Press Association Images)
A Met police officer has been cleared of carrying out a racist attack in Forest Gate while off duty.
Pc Liam O’Carroll was found not guilty of racially aggravated common assault today following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
The officer was arrested following an incident in Romford Road just before midnight on October 9, 2016.
The 32-year-old, who is based in Enfield, had admitted two counts of assault at an earlier hearing and was fined £750 and ordered to pay £200 court costs. He now faces a misconduct review and is currently on restricted duties within the Met.
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