A former Surrey Police officer has been given a four month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office

Elliot Shaw

Former sergeant Stephen Kirkpatrick, 36, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Friday (July 30).

Kirkpatrick was charged following an allegation that he had an inappropriate relationship with a victim of domestic abuse in a case he was investigating.

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