Two officers appear in court charged with assault

A Met officer and a former Met officer have been charged with assault.

PC Jason Mugg, 30, and former PC Darren Boast, 40, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 16 September.

They were bailed to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday, 14 October.

PC Mugg is attached to the West Area Command Unit. Former PC Boast was attached to the same unit at the time of the incident.

The charges relate to an incident on 14 August 2023 in Carlyle Avenue, Southall.

It is alleged that during a vehicle stop and subsequent arrest, unnecessary and disproportionate force was used against a member of the public, a 34-year-old man, who sustained injuries requiring hospital treatment.

Both officers were charged with assault causing actual bodily harm on Wednesday, 5 August 2026 following an investigation into the incident by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.