The Metropolitan Police Service of the United King – dom has dismissed a Nigerian-British officer, Shola Balogun, of Bromley Police Station, for biting a colleague (name withheld) at a birthday party in Bexleyheath, Kent.
This was disclosed in a hearing that was held from October 21-23, 2024, and chaired by a high-ranking officer, Christopher McKay, with IPM Amanda Harvey and Assessor-Detective Superintendent, Kirsty Mead as the panel members.
The document of the hearing notice revealed that Balogun, a Police Constable, had attended a 40th birthday party of another police officer with about 70 other persons in attendance at Goals Sports Bar, stressing that he and the officer (victim) were the two police officers present at the event aside from the celebrant.
The document also explained that the incident happened on April 22, 2022, as a result of a light-hearted horseplay between them in the past, but with no significant falling out.