PCs joke about death of Paul Hardcastle's son

Essex Police have issued an apology to Paul Hardcastle, the artist famous for the anti-war song ‘19’, after police officers joked about the death of his son in a crash. A senior police officer has formally condemned the remarks made by the PCs, describing their behaviour as needless, insensitive and unacceptable. The incident involves officers mocking a family tragedy, leading to an official admission of wrongdoing by the police force regarding the insensitive comments.