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Two Edinburgh police officers who were accused of mocking Katie Price’s disabled son have quit the force, dodging disciplinary action, according to reports.

A misconduct investigation was launched by the British Transport Police after a video featuring cruel taunts about Harvey, 18, was shared in an online group chat in July last year.

Complaints were made regarding three police officers at Edinburgh’s West End police station.

Katie Price with son, Harvey. Picture: Getty

One of the officers, who was transferred to the North East of England and placed on restricted duties, resigned pending an internal investigation, according to the Scottish Sun.

A second officer has since retired while the third was given a formal warning, but remained in post, the newspaper says.

A BTP spokeswoman told The Scottish Sun on Sunday: “We can confirm that a British Transport Police officer was under investigation by our Professional Standards department and resigned prior to misconduct proceedings.

“A separate criminal allegation was also made against the officer, however no further action was taken following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.

“Two further officers, based on our D Division, were also investigated following claims of misconduct. One retired prior to proceedings and another received a written warning.”

It is reported that the misconduct hearings took place in December and at least one mobile phone was seized. A video of a police officer making offensive remarks was allegedly found.

Two other officers were accused of adding comments after the video was posted in a chat group.

The teenager is autistic and partially sighted, and gains weight easily due to hunger-inducing Prader-Willi syndrome.

Model and TV personality Price has previously spoken out about the level of online abuse or ‘trolling’ directed at Harvey, and in 2017 launched a petition for ‘Harvey’s Law’, to make online trolling a criminal offence.

She started the campaign after keeping a diary of jibes directed towards her eldest son only to be told by police that his online abusers could not be charged.

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Two Edinburgh police officers accused of mocking Katie Price's disabled son Harvey dodge punishment by quitting force