Former PC Ireland Murdock

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A FORMER Camden police officer has been found guilty of raping a woman known to him in Lambeth.

PC Ireland Murdock, 26, who was attached to the Central North Basic Command Unit, which covers Camden and Islington, was found guilty of rape on yesterday (April 3) following a trial at Inner London Crown Court.

The court heard that on September 25 2021, while he was off-duty, Ireland raped a woman.

The jury heard that in January 2022, after the woman made the report, Ireland 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 so. He was dismissed from the Met in July after he plead guilty for accessing the restricted information on the victim.

Chief Superintendent Andy Carter, who is in charge of policing for Camden and Islington, 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.

“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.”

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

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