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Former officer dismissed after engaging in relationship with abuse victim
The panel found he began inappropriate contact after responding to a domestic abuse report and ruled the conduct amounted to gross misconduct.
- On Monday, North Wales Police's Chief Constable Amanda Blakeman found gross misconduct proven against former Detective Constable Thomas Coppack, adding him to the College of Policing 'barred list.'
- Coppack was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after attacking Anni Owen in December 2023, with Recorder Angharad Price labelling his behaviour 'appalling.'
- Mold Crown Court sentenced Coppack on August 13 to 18 months' imprisonment, suspended for the same period, alongside 80 hours of unpaid work and £1,000 in costs.
- Describing his actions as 'fundamentally at odds with the values of modern-day policing,' Blakeman stated Coppack caused Ms Owen 'substantial' harm, noting he would have been dismissed without notice had he not resigned.
- Blakeman added that this outcome 'plainly damages the reputation of the police service and undermines public confidence in policing,' reinforcing the force's commitment to accountability for breaches of professional standards.
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Nation.Cymru staff A former police officer who assaulted his then-partner has been found guilty of gross misconduct. Thomas Coppack, 31, formerly of North Wales Police, would have been dismissed without notice had he not already resigned, a misconduct hearing in Colwyn Bay heard on Monday. The former constable, who did not attend the hearing, was […] The post Former police officer who assaulted partner found guilty of gross misconduct appeared f…
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