Warning for South Yorkshire PC accused of shouting obscenities
Barnsley officer PC Nigel Finlay was summoned to face a public disciplinary panel over alleged misconduct in the minutes after detaining the youth on suspicion of assault and breaching his ASBO.
According to the force’s website, after placing the suspect in handcuffs, it was alleged that while in a vehicle on the way to the police station PC Finlay climbed on top of the boy ‘and while kneeling on top of him assaulted him by striking him two or three times in the face’.
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Hide AdThe website added: “While this was happening the officer allegedly shouted threats and obscenities in the boy’s face.
“It is also alleged that on arrival at the police station PC Finlay used force on the male in the airlock area of the custody suite and put the male on the floor.”
During the hearing, the panel found that the officer had no case to answer in respect of the ‘use of force’ allegations relating to claims he punched the boy.
But the allegation in respect of ‘authority, respect and courtesy’ relating to the words he used was found proven by the panel.
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