Four officers from the Metropolitan Police Service have been convicted at Inner London Crown Court for their involvement in an altercation on London's Southbank on 1 December 2023.
Jack Sparkes, 34, Max Michaels-Dubois, 33, and Daniel Dean, 38, were each found guilty of affray, while Kellsey Millar, 32, was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and acquitted of affray. A fifth officer, Alex Fackerell, 32, was acquitted of all charges.
The incident occurred after a Christmas party attended by the officers, who are all attached to the Territorial Support Group. An incident developed with a group of males who were wearing Romanian flags (that day being a Romanian national holiday). CCTV footage showed multiple physical altercations as well as an assault on a female security guard who intervened. Philip Stott acted a sole counsel for the prosecution.
All four convicted officers were released on bail and will be sentenced on 22 October 2025 and misconduct proceedings will follow.
The case has been covered by the National Press:
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