A police control-room worker is facing prison after sharing a picture of the body of a teenager who was hit by a train in a WhatsApp group
In a statement, BTP said Tilt took a picture on his mobile phone on 21 June of an image from the scene of a railway fatality.
The force added:"On 30 June Tilt was arrested and interviewed, where he admitted sending the same image on WhatsApp to a group chat with 12 people in."Tilt tried to resign but the force rejected his resignation and dismissed him formally without notice two weeks later on 14 July.
"To know that the actions of one of our employees actually intensified the suffering of a family is something that we find incredibly distressing.Lewis's father, Paul, has previously told how the family were informed on 2 July that BTP had launched an investigation into a member of staff. Mr Williams, from Slough, said he was told someone had"gained access to the police aftermath scene photos, chosen a photo of his dismembered body and then shared the image in a WhatsApp chat group with 14 others".Adjourning sentence on Tilt, Judge Paul Farrer KC told him:"You have pleaded guilty to what on any view is a serious offence involving gross misconduct in the course of your employment.Tilt, who left court without comment, will be sentenced on 14 December.
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