Former Met officer who served in same unit as David Carrick and Wayne Couzens found guilty of sexual offences
Summary
Former Metropolitan Police officer Mark Tyrrell was found guilty of raping a woman, three counts of sexual assault and one count of perverting the course of justice. The court heard he met the woman through his work; he denied the allegations and said their sexual encounters were consensual. He is due to be sentenced on 16 December.Key Facts
- Tyrrell, 57, served in the Metropolitan Police’s parliamentary and diplomatic protection command, the same unit where Wayne Couzens and David Carrick worked.
- Jurors found Tyrrell guilty of one count of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of perverting the course of justice.
- The court heard the woman repeatedly said no before Tyrrell had sex with her.
- Tyrrell was found guilty of trying to delete messages with the woman.
- Jurors found him not guilty of 13 other charges, including another count of rape.
- Tyrrell had previously admitted misconduct in a public office and pleaded guilty to persuading the woman to lie to police about why he was in her bedroom.
- Tyrrell will be sentenced on 16 December.
- Couzens was convicted of kidnapping, raping and murdering Sarah Everard in 2021; Carrick is serving 37 life sentences for attacks on more than a dozen women.
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