Published5 November 2026, 15:18 GMT
A Metropolitan Police officer who left a homeless man requiring hospital treatment after pushing him into a brick wall and throwing him face-first on the pavement while calling him an "idiot" has been sacked.
PC Omer Farok was found to have committed gross misconduct over his treatment of the vulnerable man in central London in June 2024.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said officers had attended reports that a man had entered an unattended vehicle.
Farok detained and handcuffed the man, and shouted "stop resisting" despite the man lying injured on the ground and not appearing to resist.
Farok ignored requests from the man to explain why he was being accused of resisting, and footage showed the officer manipulating the handcuffs in a way that caused pain while continuing to accuse the man of resisting.
Because he was handcuffed behind his back, the man was unable to break his fall when Farok shoved him to the floor and he landed face-first on the pavement. The man suffered a cut near his right eyebrow that required hospital treatment and "left a pool of blood on the pavement".
Farok was cleared of assault by beating in a criminal trial in November 2025.
However, a misconduct panel found Farok to have breached police standards of professional behaviour relating to use of force and authority, respect and courtesy.
He will be placed on the College of Policing barred list, preventing him from working in policing in the future.
The IOPC said criminal trials and disciplinary proceedings served two different purposes.
It said criminal proceedings were held to decide whether a criminal offence had been committed, while police disciplinary proceedings determined whether an officer had breached professional standards and, if so, what sanction should be imposed.
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