Police Officer Dismissed for Racist Remark
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Police Officer Dismissed for Racist Remark
- Six Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers were dismissed without notice after a disciplinary panel found gross misconduct in a racial discrimination case.
- PC Mohammed Abid was among those dismissed following an investigation launched in July 2024, after a complaint of racist behavior in December 2023.
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Six Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers have been dismissed without notice following a misconduct hearing that concluded on September 2, 2026. The dismissals stem from an internal investigation into allegations of racial discrimination against a female colleague of African heritage, referred to as PC Y.
The investigation, launched in July 2024 by GMP’s Professional Standards Directorate, found that PC Y had been subjected to racist behavior by colleagues in the Bury district since December 2023. The disciplinary panel determined that the officers mimicked PC Y’s accent, compared her to a suspect with a similar skin color, and PC Mohammed Abid made a derogatory comment about her hair, describing it as “looking like a mop.”
PC Abid, who previously gave character evidence for his brother, Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, denied making the comment about PC Y’s hair, claiming she was untruthful. The panel, however, dismissed his denials and found PC Y’s account to be credible. Mohammed Fahir Amaaz was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on June 26, 2026, for assaulting two female police officers and a civilian at Manchester Airport in July 2024.
The misconduct hearing, which lasted over two weeks, concluded that the actions of PC Mohammed Abid, along with PC Demi Green, PC Heena Rani, PC Lucy Granby, PC Matthew Barlow, and PC Matthew Hill, amounted to gross misconduct. Two former officers, PC Jake Holt and an anonymous former officer, were also found to have committed gross misconduct and would have been dismissed if they were still serving. Additionally, Sergeant Adrian Bick was found to have committed misconduct and received a written warning. Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods emphasized that no officer should experience discriminatory behavior at work and commended PC Y for her courage in reporting the concerns.