Defiant: Yvonne Mosquito has refused to apologise for asking a murder victim's family to pray with her

A senior police official has quit her job after she upset the family of a teenage murder victim by turning up at their home and asking them to pray with her.

Yvonne Mosquito, the deputy police and crime commissioner of the West Midlands, was found guilty of serious misconduct and she is set to leave the post today.

She visited the family of 18-year-old Kenichi Phillips days after he was shot dead in Birmingham, causing them 'upset and distress', an independent panel found.

Ms Mosquito's boss, PCC David Jamieson, said that the incident had made it harder for officers to investigate the killing which took place on March 17.

She was suspended after visiting Kenichi's family, and the panel's inquiry ruled that the visit constituted serious misconduct.

The official - who is a devout Christian and an ordained pastor - was ordered to apologise to the family but has so far refused to do so and has filed a counter-claim accusing Mr Jamieson of racial discrimination.

The PCC said today: 'I regret that the deputy commissioner broke the agreement that had been reached between the family and family liaison officers on how contact with the police would be conducted.

'I am thankful to the family for explaining how the visit made a difficult time much worse, caused them additional pain and grief, and was disrespectful.'

He added: 'The panel found that, based on evidence submitted by both Kenichi Phillips' family and the force, the visit caused ongoing upset and distress to the family and, at the time, damaged the relationship between the family and West Midlands Police in the middle of a complex and sensitive murder investigation.

'I am sorry that a member of my staff, the deputy police and crime commissioner, made the already complex job of the officers investigating this awful crime more difficult.'

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Killed: 18-year-old Kenichi Phillips was shot dead in the back seat of a car in Birmingham in March

'The family confirmed that, despite being requested by the deputy commissioner to do so, they did not pray with her.

'On the basis of the panel's findings, I have issued the deputy commissioner with a final written warning and asked her to apologise, in writing, both to the force and the family. She has so far not done so.'

Ms Mosquito is currently suspended from her role, and her contract will not be renewed after it expires today.

The controversial official is also a Labour councillor sitting on Birmingham City Council for the past 20 years.

Scene: The area of Ladywood in Birmingham where Kenichi died; two people have been charged with murder

Labour sources have called for Ms Mosquito to apologise to the family and reflect on her actions.

But she has accused Mr Jamieson of racism, claiming that he belittled her in front of colleagues and dismissed her concerns about 'black-on-black' crime - allegations which the PCC strongly denies.

Kenichi was due to become a father when he was shot dead while sitting in the back of a car in the Ladywood area of Birmingham.