Sacked Policeman Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse
13 February 2026
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A former authorities officer has been given an eight-month suspended prison sentence for abusing his previous partner.
Kyle Millar, 28, whose address was offered as c/o Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) head office, Knock, Belfast, last month confessed one charge of domestic abuse between February 2022 and March 2023.
Millar, who had been on full pay before being sacked last month, remained in a relationship with his victim for one year and 7 months when the abuse happened.
Sentencing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Friday, District Judge Oonagh Mullan said his upseting had had a big effect on the lady.
Gambling addiction
At a previous hearing in January, the court was informed Millar had actually subjected the lady to "psychological abuse" by calling her names and mocking her look.
Millar was stated to have had a gaming dependency and the victim had provided him between ₤ 5,000 and ₤ 6,000.
Millar continuously verbally abused his victim, the court was told, routinely insulted her and threatened to disclose private pictures of her.
On one event he pressed her, triggering her to fall and hit her head off a bedside locker.
'Struggling to move forward'
On Friday, Judge Mullan stated "this was an exceptionally regrettable set of scenarios both for the victim and the offender to find themselves in such a scenario".
The judge stated the female was still having a hard time to progress and was likewise still getting treatment due to the fact that of the mental health troubles resulting from his angering.
She informed Millar: "It was a very unfortunate incident which has influenced on both of you. The victim went through treatment by you which she ought to not have actually been subjected to.
"Because of that you are now in an unfortunate situation in that you are no longer in employment."
Millar was offered eight months in jail suspended for three years.
Speaking after Millar's sentencing, the PSNI said he had actually been a serving officer at the time of his offending and had actually been dismissed after a "quick internal investigation" its expert requirements department.
"Anyone who devotes domestic abuse criminal activities of any nature in our neighborhood, no matter who they are or what function they play in society, they will be examined completely and brought before the courts," Det Ch Insp Claire Gilbert stated.
"As a cops service, we anticipate the greatest requirements of professionalism and stability from all of our law enforcement officer, both on and off task, in accordance with the requirements consisted of in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's code of ethics."
Gilbert stated the PNSI had actually "demonstrated again today, that there is no space in our cops service for people who dedicate any misbehavior".