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Undercover police officer was sacked for assaulting partner, spycops inquiry hears

Conviction revealed during questioning of Rob Hastings about a second woman whom he deceived into intimate relationship An undercover officer who deceived a woman into an intimate relationship was later convicted and…

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The GuardianMar 29, 2026, 7:00 AM

Undercover police officer was sacked for assaulting partner, spycops inquiry hears

Conviction revealed during questioning of Rob Hastings about a second woman whom he deceived into intimate relationship An undercover officer who deceived a woman into an intimate relationship was later convicted and dismissed from the police for assaulting his long-term partner, the public inquiry into undercover policing has heard. Rob Hastings, who infiltrated pro-Palestinian and left wing protest groups for three years during his covert deployment, was convicted of assaulting his now ex-partner and mother of his three children in 2014. He was sacked by the Metropolitan police for gross misconduct as a result. Continue reading...

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