A police constable in Westminster has been dismissed after he was found guilty of assault following a domestic incident.

PC Floyd McCarthy was convicted at Milton Keynes Crown Court on December 16 2015 of one count of assault by beating.

It led to an investigation into his conduct by the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) which found he had a case to answer for or in respect of the Metropolitan Police Service ’s Standards of Professional Behaviour.

He was dismissed on June 30, with the chair of the misconduct hearing, Assistant Commissioner Helen King, saying: “PC McCarthy was convicted of an offence of domestic violence.

"Huge strides have been made in recent years to improve the confidence of victims of domestic abuse to report their situation to police.

“This requires them to have trust in their officers that such matters will be dealt with seriously. The conviction of any police officer for such an offence will very obviously undermine that trust.”

At his court case the officer was fined a total of £1751 made up of £46 victim surcharge, £735 costs, and £970 fine.

In a separate case in the same week, trainee detective constable Alastair Rudd was sacked after he tested positive for cannabis in a random drugs test.