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Watch: Abusive ex-Met detective filmed video of hotel room where wife died

ByNoel Titheradge, Investigations correspondent, Chris Bell, BBC News and Gus Palmer, BBC Panorama
  • Published15 November 2026, 06:01 GMT
Updated 23 minutes ago

Warning: Contains graphic details of Rebekah Arter's death - and references to coercion and sexual abuse

A former Metropolitan Police detective, investigated for sexually exploiting vulnerable crime victims it was his job to protect, later lied about the death of his wife in a Barbados hotel room, BBC Panorama has learned.