Met Police officer accused of raping two women ‘shocked’ to be arrested

Rupert Edwards is on trial charged with raping two women (Elizabeth Cook/PA)

A serving Metropolitan Police officer accused of raping two women in 11 days while off duty has said he was “shocked and surprised” when he was arrested.

Suspended Pc Rupert Edwards, 30, is alleged to have raped one woman in Epsom, Surrey, and the other in Lambeth, south London.