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The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Former West Yorkshire Police officer charged with assisting an offender
A former West Yorkshire Police officer has been charged with more than a dozen misconduct offences, including assisting an offender. Jenade Yamin, 30, who worked in Calderdale district, has been charged with 13 counts of misconduct in a public office which took place from November 2019 to May 2022, the force said. The charges follow an investigation by the force into computer misuse, unauthorised disclosure of police information, assisting an offender and fraud. Yamin resigned from West Yorkshire Police in 2023 while under investigation. He will appear at Bradford Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Daily Mail
5 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Police officer who sent string of messages to Des O'Connor's daughter after she was mugged should have been sacked from force, panel rules
A Scotland Yard detective who sexually harassed Des O'Connor's daughter should have been sacked, a misconduct panel has ruled. Former detective chief inspector James Mason was given a final written warning in October 2021 after calling Kristina O'Connor his 'favourite Camden victim of crime ' and asking her on a date when she was injured during an attempted robbery a decade earlier. Mason, 47, had committed gross misconduct by 'deliberately and repeatedly abusing his position for a sexual purpose,' the panel had found at the time. But it was decided that dismissing or demoting him would have been 'disproportionately harsh.' The same panel reconvened this week and ruled that Mason, who resigned from the force in November 2022, should have been sacked, however. Delivering the panel's findings, Christopher McKay said he had caused harm to the force's reputation. 'Women and girls should feel confident that they are treated with courtesy and understanding if they attend a police station to make a complaint,' he said. In a statement after the decision, Ms O'Connor, 37, who wept as it was handed down at Sutton Police station in south London, called for the police to be abolished. 'My experience has taught me that the police cannot be trusted with women's safety,' the daughter of the late comedian and presenter said. 'I was abused by a police officer who should have been helping me. 'Since reporting his behaviour I have seen first-hand how the police were more interested in protecting themselves than helping me find justice, or protecting other women. 'I have spent many years questioning whether the policing system can be fixed, and have come to the conclusion that if we are serious about women's safety, it needs replacing entirely. 'I believe we need to abolish the police and establish an entirely new public service that actually protects and cares for women and communities.' Ms O'Connor was bruised and suffered a black eye during the attempted robbery in 2011 and was taken to Kentish Town police station after the attack. While taking her statement Mason, then a detective sergeant ten years her senior, asked if he could take her to dinner that evening. The next day he emailed the then 24-year-old, asking her out for a drink and remarking that despite her injuries 'I am sure you still look amazingly hot.' When she asked him to stop, Mr Mason wrote: 'Coming on to victims is positively encouraged, it's all part of the friendly and accessible face of the Met Police. It's the rejection that is frowned upon.' Ms O'Connor had previously been unsuccessful in a 2023 High Court legal challenge against the panel's original decision, but the Court of Appeal ruled in January that it should be reconsidered. Her lawyer, Nancy Collins, of Bindmans Law, said the decision reflects the severity of the harassment her client suffered from an officer in whom she had placed her trust. 'It cannot be right that police officers who abuse their positions of power, undermine public confidence in policing and cause harm to victims of crime, are allowed to continue in their role,' she added. 'Anything less than dismissal would signal that sexual misconduct is acceptable and discourage victims from speaking out.' Mason will be placed on the police Barred list. Detective superintendent Neil Smithson, of the Metropolitan Police, said: 'The Commissioner has made it very clear that officers who abuse their position of trust and authority have no place in the Met.
Irish Times
5 hours ago
- Irish Times
Cork LGBT+ Pride festival organiser gets injunction lifting suspension over misconduct claims
The only full-time employee of the Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival CLG has been granted a High Court interim injunction lifting his suspension nine months ago over allegations of misconduct. Kery Mullaly, a business developer, of Market Street, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, has been employed to prepare and obtain sponsorship of the annual Cork Pride Festival, which is due to take place again between July 26th and August 3rd. He claims he was suspended on September 13th last without any prior notice of eight misconduct allegations against him, which he vehemently denies. The allegations include that he attended the Electric Picnic festival while on certified sick leave, that he had 'no regard' for the chairperson and board members and that he acted in an aggressive and pressuring manner towards Irish Water when seeking their sponsorship. READ MORE It was also claimed that unnamed members of the festival board were approached by unnamed sponsors complaining about Mr Mullaly's behaviour and withdrawing sponsorship. The board later decided the investigator would only look at three allegations, including the alleged Electric Picnic attendance and his contract of employment. It is alleged he himself drafted his contract, giving him €2,000 per month for work on preparing the festival, and €100 per hour for work on securing sponsors and fundraising streams. He says the contract was reviewed and signed by the then treasurer of the board. He says, in an affidavit, that he worked with the festival since 2011, first as a volunteer and later as an independent contractor. In 2021, he was made an employee by the board. He says that since his suspension nine months ago, his income has been drastically reduced despite a promise that he would remain on full pay while on suspension. He fears his reputation will be irreparably damaged if he remains suspended for the upcoming festival, 'where I have had, at each of the last 14 festivals, a visible and important presence throughout my role with the defendant'. He also says that in 2024 he noticed a change in that previously convivial working relationships between people involved became strained. He found himself excluded from meetings and events, and following the 2024 festival he went on sick leave due to stress and anxiety. He says the allegations against him are contrived to cause him maximum stress and anxiety, which he alleges they have done. He believes they 'could be seen off quickly', and he would be back to work in time for the 2025 fundraising round. Despite extensive communications from his trade union representative and his solicitor to the board, no steps have been taken to address matters, he says. On Friday, Mr Justice Brian Cregan granted him interim injunctions lifting his suspension and restraining the board from imposing any disciplinary sanction on him other than in strict compliance with his contract, natural justice and fair procedures, pending further order. The application was made by his counsel Cathy Smith following a one-side only represented application. The judge said it was 'an extraordinary and regrettable tale' and it was quite clear Mr Mullaly was entitled to the interim relief sought. The case comes back next week.
BreakingNews.ie
6 hours ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Cork Pride festival's only full-time employee gets injunction to lift suspension from work
The only full-time employee of the Cork LGBT+ Pride Festival has been granted a High Court interim injunction lifting his suspension of nine months ago over allegations of misconduct. Kery Mullaly, a business developer of Market Street, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, has been employed to prepare and obtain sponsorship of the annual Cork Pride Festival, which is due to take place again between July 26th and August 3rd. Advertisement He claims he was suspended on September 13th last year without any prior notice of eight misconduct allegations against him which he vehemently denies. The allegations include that he attended the Electric Picnic Festival while on certified sick leave, that he allegedly had "no regard" for the chairperson and board members, and that he was allegedly aggressive and pressuring to Irish Water when seeking their sponsorship. It was also claimed unnamed members of the festival board were allegedly approached by unnamed sponsors complaining about Mr Mullaly's behaviour and withdrawing sponsorship. The board later decided the investigator would only look at three allegations, including the Electric Picnic attendance and his contract of employment. Advertisement It is alleged he himself drafted his contract giving him €2,000 per month for work on preparing the festival and €100 per hour for work on securing sponsors and fundraising streams. He says the contract was reviewed and signed by the then treasurer of the board. He says, in an affidavit, that he had worked with the festival since 2011, first as a volunteer and later as an independent contractor. In 2021, he was made an employee by the board. He says since his suspension nine months ago his income has been drastically reduced despite a promise that he would remain on full pay while on suspension. He fears his reputation will be irreparably damaged if he remains suspended for the upcoming festival "where I have had, at each of the last 14 festivals, a visible and important presence throughout my role with the defendant". Advertisement He also says that in 2024 he noticed a change in that the previously convivial working relationships between people became strained. He found himself excluded from meetings and events, and following the 2024 festival he went on sick leave due to stress and anxiety. He says the allegations against him are contrived to cause him maximum stress and anxiety. He believed they "could be seen off quickly" and he would be back to work in time for the 2025 fundraising round. Entertainment Mother Block Party: The Blessed Madonna and Samant... Read More Despite extensive communications from his trade union representative and his solicitor to the board, no steps have been taken to address matters, he says. On Friday, Mr Justice Brian Cregan granted Mr Mullaly interim injunctions lifting his suspension and restraining the board from imposing any disciplinary sanction on him other than in strict compliance with his contract, natural justice and fair procedures, pending further order. The application was made by his counsel Cathy Smith following a one-side only represented application. The judge said it was "an extraordinary and regrettable tale" and it was quite clear Mr Mullaly was entitled to the interim relief sought. The case comes back next week.
BBC News
6 hours ago
- BBC News
Julian Cole, paralysed in 2013 Bedford nightclub arrest, dies
A man who was left paralysed and brain-damaged after a scuffle with police and nightclub doormen 12 years ago has died, aged Cole suffered a broken neck and a severe spinal injury after he was "taken to the ground" by police outside a nightclub in Bedford in May Bedfordshire Police officers, who lied about the incident, were sacked in 2018 after being found guilty of Cole, who was aged 19 at the time, had been living in a "minimally conscious state" and died on 7 March 2025, according to his family's lawyers Bindmans. In 2024, his family agreed an out-of-court settlement of £1.2m with the police, in which the force did not accept criminal charges have been brought over Mr Cole's injuries. Mr Cole was studying sport science at the University of Bedfordshire when he went to Elements nightclub with was told to leave, but kept trying to get back in to the club, leading to staff calling the was "taken to the ground" by a bouncer and police, before being cuffed with "his face on ground", a police misconduct hearing was Nicholas Oates, Sanjeev Kalyan and Hannah Ross lifted him from the ground and took him to the police station, where they called an arrived to discover Mr Cole was not breathing, and later discovered a broken vertebra at three officers claimed Mr Cole had been able to walk and get into the police van, but CCTV showed he had to be carried, with his legs dragging on the ground and head hanging down.A High Court judge, while approving the out-of-court settlement, said: "The matter was compounded by a concerted attempt on behalf of the police officers involved to falsify their account of events." The solicitors firm said Mr Cole was born in north-west London in 1993 and was a passionate Arsenal fan. He started his degree at the university in said: "Julian's friends had visited him in hospital the day before he died, and his mother Claudia and brother Claudius were at his bedside."The family have now been notified by the North London Coroner that he has commenced an investigation into the causes of Julian's death." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
