Ms Haruna joined the Met Police in 2002 and one of her jobs was escorting Kate Middleton before she married
Ricky Haruna is suing the Met Police for wrongful dismissal and racial discrimination, claiming she was sacked and then reinstated by a panel that never considered allegations of racism she made.
A black female police officer who previously acted as a bodyguard for the Duchess of Cambridge is suing a police force because she claims she was sacked after accusing another officer of racism.
Ricky Haruna claims she was sacked for gross misconduct after she claimed a police sergeant at the Metropolitan Police had racially harassed her and used the 'n-word.'
Ms Haruna claims that after she made the allegation Sergeant Laurence Boyle convinced an elderly woman with dementia to make false claims of fraud against her. This led to Miss Haruna being hauled before a misconduct panel and dismissed, only to be reinstated after a successful internal appeal.
The 39-year-old is now suing the Met Police for race discrimination and wrongful dismissal for the way it handled her case, with her previous claims of racism not forming part of her own misconduct hearing, the central London Employment Tribunal was told.
She claims that although the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) was aware of the race allegations she had made, these were not put before the police misconduct board.
Ms Haruna joined the Met Police in 2002 and one of her duties was escorting Kate Middleton before she married Prince William and became the Duchess of Cambridge. During her career she saved two people's lives and received two commendations.
Ms Haruna claims she experienced racism from her police colleagues in 2010, and also reported that Sergeant Boyle used the 'n-word' against her.
Following her allegation an elderly woman came forward and accused Miss Haruna of fraud. This led to what Ms Haruna refers to as her 'malicious arrest' in April 2013.
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