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Two police officers could face criminal charges after being accused of calling a suspected domestic violence victim a “f****** slag” and “bitch” in a voicemail message.

The Mail revealed last February that a discussion between officers in a patrol car was unintentionally recorded on the phone of Alex Faragher, aged 20.

The officers had arrived at her Sutton Coldfield address last January to take a statement, but rang her phone when they discovered she was not in.

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

Listen to the voicemail here. Warning: Contains swearing

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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.”

The West Midlands force has now completed an internal investigation into the incident, but some of the findings were rejected by Ms Faragher. She took an appeal to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) who have upheld her complaint and now referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service.

The CPS will now decided if the officers, who remain on restricted duties, should now face criminal charges.

A spokeswoman for West Midlands Police said: “The complaint has been thoroughly investigated by the force’s Professional Standards Department and the findings have been shared with the complainant.

“However, some of the findings were subject of an appeal to the IPCC who upheld the appeal and recommended the case be referred to the CPS. The CPS investigation is currently underway. The officers involved remain on restricted duties.”

Speaking after she made her complaint to police, Ms Faragher said: “It makes me really angry. I could not believe what I was hearing.”

In a statement at the time, Commander of Birmingham North Police, Rachel Jones, apologised for what she described as alleged conduct and said the force expected the highest standards of professionalism from all officers and police staff.

She added that the incident was being professionally and robustly investigated and that the force would take necessary action against officers if appropriate.