GMP OFFICER DISMISSED OVER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDERS AGAINST FAMILY
A police officer who 'on the balance of probabilities used violence against his mother, father and brother' has been sacked.Hassan Shahid, 25, was made subject the subject of a series of Domestic Violence Protection Orders by a district judge at Manchester Magistrates' Court on June 17, 2024, GMP said.
Appearing before a misconduct hearing, he denied it amounted to gross misconduct and did not accept the issuing of the orders meant he had breached the force's standards of professional behaviour - namely discreditable conduct.
But a force chief who chaired the hearing ruled a breach was proven, saying it was 'so serious' it amounted to gross misconduct.
Shahid's name has now been added to the College of Policing's Barred List, preventing him from serving as a police officer again.
The now former officer 'suffers with dyslexia' and 'this may have impacted his ability to adequately deal with the events that took place on June 11, 2024' - days before the orders were issued.
No further details of that were revealed in the published judgement.
GMP's chief resources officer, Lee Rawlinson, said in the judgement: "Having considered the evidence before her she determined, on the balance of probabilities, that PC Shahid had used violence against his mother, father and brother.
She was not so satisfied in respect of the two other persons present at the time." The applications for the orders were heard by a district judge.
GMP said the officer did not oppose any of the Domestic Violence Protection Orders being sought.
Rawlinson stated: "This to my mind shows that due scrutiny and consideration was given to these applications and the DVPOs were simply granted as sought.
I am satisfied that the imposition of the DVPOs can of themselves amount to a breach of the professional standards of behaviour." Shahid denied the allegations that formed the basis of the DVPO applications, but Rawlinson added the applications weren't opposed or challenged in court.
"I am further satisfied that the breach is so serious that it amounts to gross misconduct," he said.
He concluded that Shahid's actions bring the profession into disrepute and damage public trust, especially considering he received multiple court orders for domestic violence.
The incident is deemed very serious, and the officer's continued service was considered untenable, leading to his dismissal.
