Published • loading... • Updated
Detective Showed Murder Victim Photos for ‘Bragging Purposes’
A tribunal found Jason Grafham kept and showed crime-scene photos for personal gratification, and said the conduct added to the Bowman family’s grief.
- On Friday, a tribunal permanently barred former Detective Sergeant Jason Grafham from policing after finding him guilty of gross misconduct for retaining and sharing crime scene photographs of Sally Anne Bowman's 2005 murder.
- Investigators discovered photocopies of the images in Grafham's desk in December 2024, with the tribunal concluding he kept them for "personal gratification and bragging" rather than any legitimate policing purpose.
- The hearing also proved Grafham made sexually inappropriate and discriminatory remarks to colleagues, while witnesses testified that frequent references to the Bowman case had become a "running joke" in the office.
- Although Grafham retired one day before the tribunal began, he is now permanently barred from service; the force cannot dock his pension because he was never convicted of a criminal offense.
- Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs apologized to the Bowman family, calling the actions "despicable" and "deeply disrespectful" while noting that after 20 years, the conduct compounded the family's emotional harm and grief.
Insights by Ground AI
15 Articles
15 Articles
Detective showed murder victim photos for ‘bragging purposes’
More than 20 years after the shocking murder of Sally Anne Bowman on Blenheim Crescent in South Croydon, a senior police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct for keeping crime scene photos showing the bloodied body of the teenager for his "personal gratification". Detective Sergeant Jason Grafham would have been dismissed from…
Coverage Details
Total News Sources15
Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 33%
C 50%
R 17%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
