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| A police officer has been fined over the assault of a woman in Chichester in West Sussex. | A police officer has been fined over the assault of a woman in Chichester in West Sussex. |
| PC Michael Perkins, who is from the roads policing unit in Chichester, was fined £495 and ordered to pay £900 in costs at Hastings Magistrates' Court. | PC Michael Perkins, who is from the roads policing unit in Chichester, was fined £495 and ordered to pay £900 in costs at Hastings Magistrates' Court. |
| The 49-year-old officer was found guilty of assault by beating at the hearing on Tuesday. | The 49-year-old officer was found guilty of assault by beating at the hearing on Tuesday. |
| It was in relation to the arrest of a female driver in Chichester on 5 November 2011, the Sussex force said. | It was in relation to the arrest of a female driver in Chichester on 5 November 2011, the Sussex force said. |
| A Sussex Police spokesman said Mr Perkins was suspended following the incident and a date for a disciplinary hearing would now be set. |