Police officer PUNCHES woman three times in the head [caught on camera]
A police officer who was caught on camera punching a suspected woman shoplifter three times in the head has been spared a prison sentence after a judge said his victim was 'no shrinking violet'. Police constable James Kiddie, 45, attacked Sarah Reed in a busy branch of clothing store Uniqlo on London's Regent Street. CCTV footage played to Westminster Magistrates’ Court showed the officer grab the 30-year-old woman by the hair, while another camera captured him punching her three times as she lay in a corridor trying to shield herself. Kiddie was convicted of assault last month and was today sentenced to a 12 month community order, requiring him to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work. The father-of two had been called to the Uniqlo branch, after Ms Reed was held by security guards in November 2012, the court heard. CCTV footage showed him removing his overcoat and jacket before searching the woman's handbag. He was then seen forcing her back into ...
