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 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 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 7 months when the abuse occurred.


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


Gambling addiction


At a previous hearing in January, the court was told Millar had actually subjected the female to "mental abuse" by calling her names and mocking her appearance.


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


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


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


'Struggling to progress'


On Friday, Judge Mullan said "this was an exceptionally regrettable set of situations both for the victim and the offender to discover themselves in such a scenario".


The judge said the lady was still struggling to and was also still receiving treatment due to the fact that of the psychological health problems arising from his upseting.


She informed Millar: "It was an extremely regrettable occurrence which has actually effected on both of you. The victim was subjected to treatment by you which she must not have been subjected to.


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


Millar was offered 8 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 been dismissed after a "swift internal examination" its expert requirements department.


"Anyone who devotes domestic abuse criminal offenses of any nature in our community, 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 anticipate the greatest standards of professionalism and integrity from all of our law enforcement officer, both on and off duty, in accordance with the standards contained in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's code of principles."


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