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| Former PC Timothy Allatt jailed for assaulting suspect | Former PC Timothy Allatt jailed for assaulting suspect |
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| A former Nottinghamshire police officer who assaulted a suspect while arresting him has been jailed for eight weeks. | A former Nottinghamshire police officer who assaulted a suspect while arresting him has been jailed for eight weeks. |
| Mansfield magistrates heard that PC Timothy Allatt hit Jake Bramley, threw him into a wall and kicked him. | Mansfield magistrates heard that PC Timothy Allatt hit Jake Bramley, threw him into a wall and kicked him. |
| The 33-year-old, found guilty after a two-day trial, was one of several officers chasing Mr Bramley, who was suspected of stealing a car. | The 33-year-old, found guilty after a two-day trial, was one of several officers chasing Mr Bramley, who was suspected of stealing a car. |
| He was sacked in April after a tribunal ruled against him for using unreasonable force in a different case. | He was sacked in April after a tribunal ruled against him for using unreasonable force in a different case. |
| In sentencing, District Judge Diane Baker said: "Your level of culpability is high. | In sentencing, District Judge Diane Baker said: "Your level of culpability is high. |
| "You were a serving police officer at the time. An assault on a member of the public by a serving police officer is an abuse of power and a breach of trust." | "You were a serving police officer at the time. An assault on a member of the public by a serving police officer is an abuse of power and a breach of trust." |
| Allatt caught up with Mr Bramley in the Sneinton area of the city on 25 July last year. | Allatt caught up with Mr Bramley in the Sneinton area of the city on 25 July last year. |
| The court was told that he punched the suspect, threw him against a wall and then dragged him face - down on to the floor before kicking him in the chest. | The court was told that he punched the suspect, threw him against a wall and then dragged him face - down on to the floor before kicking him in the chest. |
| Giving evidence, Allatt - who was an authorised firearms officer - admitted landing a blow but said he had used a recognised arrest technique. | Giving evidence, Allatt - who was an authorised firearms officer - admitted landing a blow but said he had used a recognised arrest technique. |
| He also told the court other officers arrived to assist him and "piled on", meaning they used their body weight to pin Mr Bramley down before his hands could be cuffed. | He also told the court other officers arrived to assist him and "piled on", meaning they used their body weight to pin Mr Bramley down before his hands could be cuffed. |
| Collapsed lung | |
| When he booked in the arrested man at the police station, Allatt did not tell the custody sergeant he had struck him, nor did he record it on the standard "use of force" form, the court heard. | When he booked in the arrested man at the police station, Allatt did not tell the custody sergeant he had struck him, nor did he record it on the standard "use of force" form, the court heard. |
| Mr Bramley later went to the Queen's Medical Centre where he received treatment for a collapsed lung and facial injuries. | Mr Bramley later went to the Queen's Medical Centre where he received treatment for a collapsed lung and facial injuries. |
| Det Ch Insp Mick Windmill-Jones, of Nottinghamshire Police's Professional Standards Directorate, said: "Officers are fully trained to use appropriate restraint when carrying out an arrest, and in this case Allatt acted outside the code of conduct by using excessive force. | |
| "His actions caused injury to another person and failed to meet the highest standards of behaviour, integrity and professionalism that we expect from our officers and staff. | |
| "The sentence today reflects Allatt's total lack of regard for his responsibility to protect the public and was an abuse of his position." | |
| During the trial, the court heard that Allatt was dismissed from the force in April after a disciplinary tribunal made a finding against him for unreasonable force. | |
| It was in relation to a separate matter and a different man who, the court heard, Allatt pushed against a wall after getting out of his police vehicle at speed and in an aggressive manner. | It was in relation to a separate matter and a different man who, the court heard, Allatt pushed against a wall after getting out of his police vehicle at speed and in an aggressive manner. |