A Metropolitan Police Coward Officer, Chris Eckford-Soper, is scheduled to appear in court to address accusations of coercive control over his spouse and inflicting harm on a cat and a dog.
PC Chris Eckford-Soper, 41, is alleged to have exerted “physical, mental, and financial control” over the woman throughout their relationship from August 2021 until October 2022.
Chris Eckford-Soper stationed in the operations room at Croydon Police Station is also accused of striking the cat and dog, sitting on them, and withholding food.
Chris Eckford-Soper is presently suspended from duty, according to Scotland Yard, and is scheduled to confront four criminal accusations for the first time on Thursday.
The police constable is scheduled to make a first appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Chris Eckford-Soper has been indicted for perpetrating controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship, maltreatment of a child, and two charges of inflicting unnecessary suffering on a protected animal.
The Metropolitan Police stated that charges were sanctioned by the Crown Prosecution Service in late May, after to an investigation conducted by the police.
The purported offences occurred when Eckford-Soper was off-duty, the statement indicated.
The Met’s full statement reads: “A Met Police constable will appear in court after being charged with multiple offences, including engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour.
“PC Chris Eckford-Soper, who is aged 41 and based within an operations room in Croydon, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 3 July charged as above, as well as causing assault, ill treatment of a child and two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog and a cat.
“The charges, authorised on Monday, 26 May, follow a Met Police investigation into reported offences which allegedly were committed off-duty.
“PC Chris Eckford-Soper remains suspended from duty ON FULL PAY.”
Chris Eckford-Soper’s court hearing is scheduled for 10am.
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