A former constable with the Metropolitan Police told a female colleague “I hope you get Wayne Couzened ” in what was believed to be a reference to the murder of Sarah Everard , a misconduct panel has found.

Michael Needham, who was based with the force’s North West command unit, also allegedly told his colleague, identified only as Pc X, that he would “rape” and “annihilate” her, the police misconduct hearing heard.

Mr Needham made the alleged remarks while off-duty at a pub in London in early 2025, the panel was told.

It was alleged that he told his colleague: “I’ll rape you, I’ll pin you down and annihilate you. You know I’m stronger than you, don’t you?…