Sacked Law Enforcement Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse

13 February 2026
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A former policeman has actually been offered an eight-month suspended jail sentence for abusing his former partner.


Kyle Millar, 28, whose address was provided as c/o Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) head office, Knock, Belfast, last month admitted one charge of domestic abuse in between February 2022 and March 2023.


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


Sentencing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Friday, District Judge Oonagh Mullan said his upseting had had a big impact on the female.


Gambling addiction


At a previous hearing in January, the court was told Millar had subjected the woman to "mental torture" by calling her names and mocking her look.


Millar was stated to have had a gaming dependency and the victim had actually given him between ₤ 5,000 and ₤ 6,000.


Millar continuously verbally abused his victim, the court was told, frequently insulted her and threatened to reveal personal pictures of her.


On one event he pressed her, causing her to fall and hit her avoid a bedside locker.


'Struggling to progress'


On Friday, Judge Mullan stated "this was a very unfortunate set of circumstances both for the victim and the defendant to find themselves in such a circumstance".


The judge stated the female was still having a hard time to move on and was also still getting treatment since of the psychological health difficulties resulting from his angering.


She informed Millar: "It was a really unfortunate incident which has effected on both of you. The victim was subjected to treatment by you which she should not have undergone.


"Because of that you are now in an unfortunate scenario because you are no longer in work."


Millar was offered 8 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 upseting and had actually been dismissed after a "quick internal examination" its expert standards 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 an authorities service, we anticipate the highest standards of professionalism and from all of our policeman, both on and off duty, in accordance with the standards consisted of in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's code of ethics."


Gilbert stated the PNSI had "demonstrated once again today, that there is no space in our police service for individuals who devote any wrongdoing".