Sacked Law Enforcement Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse


13 February 2026
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A former policeman has actually been provided 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) headquarters, Knock, Belfast, last month confessed one charge of domestic abuse in between February 2022 and March 2023.


Millar, who had actually been suspended on full pay before being sacked last month, was in a relationship with his victim for one year and 7 months when the abuse took location.


Sentencing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Friday, District Judge Oonagh Mullan stated his upseting had had a huge influence on the woman.


Gambling addiction


At a previous hearing in January, the court was informed Millar had actually subjected the female to "psychological torture" by calling her names and buffooning her appearance.


Millar was stated to have had a betting addiction and the victim had actually offered him between ₤ 5,000 and ₤ 6,000.


Millar constantly verbally abused his victim, the court was informed, routinely insulted her and threatened to disclose private pictures of her.


On one celebration he pushed her, her to fall and hit her head off a bedside locker.


'Struggling to progress'


On Friday, Judge Mullan stated "this was an exceptionally regrettable set of situations both for the victim and the defendant to find themselves in such a situation".


The judge said the woman was still having a hard time to move forward and was also still receiving treatment due to the fact that of the psychological health difficulties resulting from his angering.


She informed Millar: "It was a really unfortunate incident which has influenced on both of you. The victim went through treatment by you which she ought to not have actually gone through.


"Because of that you are now in an unfortunate circumstance in that you are no longer in employment."


Millar was given eight months in prison suspended for 3 years.


Speaking after Millar's sentencing, the PSNI said he had been a serving officer at the time of his offending and had been dismissed after a "swift internal investigation" its expert standards department.


"Anyone who devotes domestic abuse crimes of any nature in our neighborhood, no matter who they are or what role they play in society, they will be investigated completely and brought before the courts," Det Ch Insp Claire Gilbert said.


"As a police service, we expect the greatest standards of professionalism and stability from all of our authorities officers, both on and off duty, in accordance with the requirements contained in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's code of ethics."


Gilbert said the PNSI had actually "demonstrated once again today, that there is no space in our police service for people who commit any misdeed".