A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with a number crimes including using dead people's bank cards.

Muhammed Mustafa Darr, 37, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after an investigation into corruption allegations recommended charges against him. 

Darr was based in the Met’s North Area Basic Command Unit but no longer works for the police force. 

“The charges relate to alleged offending between 2018 and 2020 when the former constable was on a response unit and relate to the misuse of police computer systems including unlawfully accessing information to notify an external party, as well as the alleged theft of items from a member of the public’s vehicle,” a statement from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. 

One of the charges relates to Darr allegedly using the bank cards of deceased persons following attendance at sudden death scenes. 

He will appear in court on Wednesday.