Sacked Law Enforcement Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse

13 February 2026
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A previous police officer has actually been offered an eight-month suspended prison sentence for abusing his previous partner.


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


Millar, who had 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 occurred.


Sentencing at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Friday, District Judge Oonagh Mullan said his angering had had a huge effect on the woman.


Gambling dependency


At a previous hearing in January, the court was informed Millar had subjected the lady to "psychological abuse" by calling her names and mocking her look.


Millar was said to have had a betting dependency and the victim had actually provided him between ₤ 5,000 and ₤ 6,000.


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


On one occasion he pushed her, triggering her to fall and strike her head off a bedside locker.


'Struggling to progress'


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


The judge said the female was still having a hard time to progress and was also still getting treatment due to the fact that of the mental health difficulties arising from his angering.


She told Millar: "It was a very regrettable incident which has influenced on both of you. The victim went through treatment by you which she should not have actually undergone.


"Because of that you are now in a regrettable circumstance in that you are no longer in work."


Millar was offered eight months in jail suspended for 3 years.


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


"Anyone who devotes domestic abuse criminal offenses 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 said.


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


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