Sacked Police Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse
13 February 2026
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A former authorities officer has been given an suspended jail 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 actually been suspended on complete 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 angering had had a substantial effect on the female.
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 look.
Millar was said to have had a gaming addiction and the victim had provided him in between ₤ 5,000 and ₤ 6,000.
Millar constantly verbally abused his victim, the court was informed, routinely insulted her and threatened to divulge private photos of her.
On one event he pressed her, causing her to fall and strike her avoid a bedside locker.
'Struggling to move forward'
On Friday, Judge Mullan said "this was a very regrettable set of scenarios both for the victim and the defendant to discover themselves in such a circumstance".
The judge stated the female was still having a hard time to progress and was also still getting treatment since of the mental health problems arising from his angering.
She informed Millar: "It was an extremely regrettable occurrence which has actually influenced on both of you. The hurt party was subjected to treatment by you which she need to not have actually been subjected to.
"Because of that you are now in a regrettable circumstance because you are no longer in work."
Millar was given 8 months in prison suspended for three years.
Speaking after Millar's sentencing, the PSNI said he had actually been a serving officer at the time of his angering and had actually been dismissed after a "quick internal examination" its professional standards department.
"Anyone who dedicates domestic abuse criminal offenses 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 stated.
"As a cops service, we anticipate the highest standards of professionalism and integrity from all of our policeman, both on and off task, 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 dedicate any wrongdoing".