"Disturbing Photos Shared by Sexist Officer of 18-Year-Old Model Murdered by Deranged Chef After Night Out"

A MET detective shared graphic crime scene photos of murdered teen Sally Anne Bowman for “bragging rights”.

Det Sgt Jason Grafham also made a series of sexual and derogatory remarks about female colleagues, a misconduct tribunal found.

Aspiring model Sally Bowman was stabbed by pub chef Mark Dixie Credit: Central News Mark Dixie, pictured, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 34 years Credit: Central News

He has been put on the police barred list, but the panel has no power to issue any other punishment for gross misconduct because he retired last Friday. The has no power to dock his pension.

This week the tribunal heard that the Det Sgt shared crime scene photos of Sally Anne’s partially naked body for entertainment.

She was 18 when she was repeatedly stabbed in 2005 by pub chef Mark Dixie, who then raped her as she lay dead or dying at her home in Croydon, .

Dixie, now 56, was jailed for life with a minimum of 34 years at the Old Bailey in 2008 for .

The evil pub chef was later handed two further life sentences in 2017 after he admitted to a pair of historic sex assaults.

Det Sgt Grafham also told one of his own officers: “You were exactly Mark Dixie’s type.”

The “obsessed” detective claimed he kept the crime scene photographs for ‘training purposes’ but panel chair Cmdr Paul Trevers said: ‘The panel does not accept this information.”

He said Grafham had stored the photocopied exhibits in an ‘easily accessible’ area behind his desk for ‘personal gratification or bragging, rather than for any professional reason.’

He added: “Displaying graphic crime scene photographs from a closed murder case… without a policing purpose was profoundly inappropriate and demonstrates a failure to treat the victim with dignity.”

The misconduct panel also found Grafham had “repeatedly failed to treat colleagues with dignity and respect of a serving police officer”.

It said: “Colleagues describe being disgusted, offended, and uncomfortable.

“The conduct undermines dignity, trust and safety within the workplace.

“His behaviour displays a disregard for professional boundaries, respect owed to colleagues, and a misuse of authority inherent in his role.”

The tribunal heard Grafham made repeated sexual remarks within the office and even told one of his own officers: “You were exactly Mark Dixie’s type.”

The witness, known only as ‘Ms C’, earlier said: “[It] creeped me out… I just walked off and thought, God, that’s my line manager now.”

She added it became a “running joke” in the office how often Grafham would mention the Sally Anne murder, saying: “He mentions that every time, “run Mark Dixie’s fluid in case it was him”.

“That made me really uncomfortable, that he compared me to the unfortunate victim, rather than seeing me as a police officer who had spent 14 years in the homicide command.”

On one occasion when she was talking about some plastering that she wanted doing at her home, Grafham ‘grinned’ and said: “By the time I’ll have finished with you, you will look like a plasterer’s radio.”

She told the tribunal: “Even when he was thinking it, I can see him forming the joke in his head, “once I am finished with you”, I was really shocked.

“It was so outrageous what he was implying, ejaculating on me, that’s what he was implying.’

“I thought he had more respect for me as a woman officer.”

The tribunal found eight of the nine allegations of gross misconduct were proven, seven of which included discriminatory or misogynistic remarks.

Det Sgt Jason ‘Grafs’ Grafham was later found guilty of gross misconduct and placed on the police barred list.

Announcing his findings, panel chair Cmdr Paul Trevers said the sexualised comments were part of a ‘broader pattern of inappropriate humour’ displayed by Grafam.

He found the witness’s evidence “consistent with a pattern of inappropriate comments made” by the sergeant, who in contrast was “partial [and] frequently relied on lack of recollection”.

He added there were ‘inconsistencies’ in Grafham’s account, saying: ‘On the one hand he said he retained the photographs for training purposes.

“On the other hand he said DC Neil was the only person he has shown the photographs to.

“The panel further notes at the office did not attend the proceedings or be questioned about these inconsistencies.”

The commander found him guilty of gross misconduct and placed him on the police barred list.

He added that had Grafham still been a serving officer, he would have been dismissed.

But the officer retired on full pay three days before the hearing began, and the Met has no power to dock his pension.

Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs, who leads Central Specialist Crime Command, said: “The actions of former DS Grafham were despicable, incomprehensible and deeply disrespectful.

“I am profoundly sorry to the family and loved ones of Sally Anne Bowman for the additional pain and distress caused to them by what he did.

“Grafham’s comments to colleagues were also incredibly offensive and inappropriate. There is no place in the organisation for those who think such behaviour and language is acceptable.

“We are all appalled by his conduct and grateful to colleagues who had the confidence to come forward and report their concerns, which we were able to swiftly act on.

“Investing in more officers as part of our unprecedented drive to improve standards and culture across the organisation enables us to deal robustly with wrongdoing at the earliest opportunity.”