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Two police officers are being investigated after a conversation in which they call a suspected domestic violence victim a “f****** slag” and a “bitch” was unintentionally recorded on her voicemail.

The Birmingham Mail has been handed an audio recording of the pair talking while in their patrol car. Their remarks were unwittingly left on the mobile phone of Alex Faragher, 19.

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They had arrived to take a statement from the teenager in Sutton Coldfield, but she has complained that they rang her phone when they discovered she was not in.

When it went to answerphone, their expletive-ridden conversation was automatically recorded.

One officer is heard saying to his colleague: “F****** bitch, I specifically said: ‘You are not going to give us the runaround are you?’

‘‘‘No, I want to press charges,’” she said.

“F****** slag.”

Later in the recording the officers can be heard checking addresses for the teenager from the police control centre.

The second officer is then heard stating: “Either that or the only other thing we do is go back, f****** draft the statement ourselves and then just get the bitch to sign it.”

Last night, West Midlands Police confirmed an investigation was underway and that the two male officers have been placed on restricted duties.

Rachel Jones, Commander of Birmingham North Police, said: “I have visited the complainant personally to explain what action is being taken as well as apologising for any upset caused as a consequence of the officers’ alleged conduct.”

Police were called out after a suspected domestic violence incident between Ms Faragher and her ex-partner at his Sutton Coldfield home on January 13.

The two officers arrived to take a statement a few hours after the alleged attacker had been arrested, only to find she was not at the address.

The wedding caterer says a subsequent common assault court case was discontinued last month.

Ms Faragher made an official complaint after hearing the voicemail. She told the Mail: “It makes me really angry. If I had spoken about them like that I would have been arrested by now and prosecuted.

“They were due to come to my house to take the statement. I told them I would be out with my dad after 6pm.

“They turned up after 6.30pm and tried to call me and mistakenly didn’t hang up. I picked up the conversation they then had in the police car that was recorded as a voicemail. I could not believe what I was hearing.

“They did not realise that they had connected to my voicemail, which recorded all of the horrible things they were saying about me.

“These two people were supposed to be coming out to help me and instead I received abuse.

“What if this had been a rape victim and these kinds of comments were being used?

“I want the police to do something about it. The whole thing has been dreadful. I work in wedding catering and have had to take a lot of time of because of this to give statements.

“I told the officers that I made the complaint to that I have no confidence that anything is going to be done about this.”

In a statement to the Mail, Commander Jones said: “I can confirm that West Midlands Police received an official complaint on 24th January 2014 in relation to an allegation of gross misconduct involving two police officers from Sutton Coldfield police station.

“Due to the serious nature of the allegations the matter was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) who have determined that the complaint will be investigated by West Midlands Police Professional Standards Department.

“Maintaining the highest professional standards is essential as part of our ongoing commitment to securing and maintaining the trust and confidence of the communities we serve.

“Across the force we expect the highest standards of professionalism from all officers and police staff. This complaint is being professionally and robustly investigated and the force will take necessary action against officers if appropriate.

“Whilst professional standards enquiries are ongoing, the officers have been placed on restricted duties and in a non-public facing role.

THE RECORDING

FIRST OFFICER: “F****** bitch, I specifically said: ‘You are not going to give us the runaround are you?’

“No, I want to press charges,” she said. “F****** slag.”

INAUDIBLE from 25 secs to 45 secs.

SECOND OFFICER: “Either that or the only other thing we do is go back, f***** draft the statement ourselves and then just get the bitch to sign it.”

That way...

INAUDIBLE

The following was removed due to Data Protection;

[Officer gives individual’s name and date of birth over police radio to get an address]

[Police HQ gives address and officer repeats it]

Voicemail recording cuts out after 1min and 48secs