Sacked Police Officer Given Suspended Sentence For Domestic Abuse

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


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


Millar, who had actually 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 actually had a big influence on the lady.


Gambling addiction


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


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


Millar continuously verbally abused his victim, the court was told, routinely insulted her and threatened to divulge private photos 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, said "this was an exceptionally regrettable set of scenarios both for the victim and the accused to find themselves in such a situation".


The judge said the woman was still having a hard time to move on and was also still receiving treatment because of the mental health difficulties arising from his upseting.


She told Millar: "It was a really regrettable occurrence which has effected on both of you. The victim was subjected to treatment by you which she need to not have actually been subjected to.


"Because of that you are now in an unfortunate circumstance because you are no longer in work."


Millar was offered 8 months in prison suspended for 3 years.


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


"Anyone who devotes domestic abuse crimes 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 anticipate the greatest standards of professionalism and stability from all of our cops officers, both on and off task, in accordance with the requirements contained in the Police Service of Northern Ireland's code of ethics."


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