Sacked Police Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse

13 February 2026
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A former cops officer has been provided an eight-month suspended prison sentence for abusing his former partner.


Kyle Millar, 28, whose 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 seven months when the abuse happened.


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


Gambling dependency


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


Millar was stated 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 personal pictures of her.


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


'Struggling to move forward'


On Friday, Judge Mullan said "this was a very unfortunate set of situations both for the victim and the offender to find themselves in such a scenario".


The judge stated the woman was still having a hard time to move forward and was likewise still receiving treatment due to the fact that of the mental health difficulties arising from his upseting.


She told Millar: "It was an extremely regrettable incident which has actually effected on both of you. The victim was subjected to treatment by you which she ought to not have actually gone through.


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


Millar was offered 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 offending and had actually been dismissed after a "quick internal investigation" its professional requirements department.


"Anyone who commits domestic abuse criminal activities of any nature in our community, no matter who they are or what function they play in society, they will be examined thoroughly and brought before the courts," Det Ch Insp Claire Gilbert said.


"As an authorities service, we expect the greatest requirements of professionalism and integrity from all of our law enforcement officer, both on and off responsibility, in accordance with the requirements included in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's code of principles."


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