Luke Pearce, 26, of Sandhurst, Berkshire, is charged with two counts of misconduct in a public office relating to July 16 last year.

It is alleged the defendant was witnessed taking photos with his personal mobile phone of the interior of a BMW car which contained “bodily matter” - including brains.

It belonged to three victims inside who were involved in a collision in Perivale in Ealing, according to court listings.

He then allegedly airdropped the images to another member of staff working at the Met.

Prosecutor Dickon Reid told Southwark Crown Court that Pearce was accused of “taking photos of human remains after a road traffic accident and thereafter distributing them”.

Kerrie Ann Rowan, defending Pearce, said there was no issue with the conduct that was alleged by prosecutors.

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