Dorset Police on killer Tim Brehmer's private misconduct hearing

As reported, married man Brehmer, who was a police constable with the force, was acquitted of murdering his lover Claire Parry following a two-week trial at Salisbury Crown Court.

Brehmer, aged 41 and of Hordle, New Forest, had already admitted a charge of manslaughter following Mrs Parry's death at the Horns Inn pub car park in West Parley on May 9.

He is due to be sentenced by a judge today, Wednesday, October 28.

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Following the not guilty murder verdict being given by the jury on Tuesday, October 27, Dorset Police released a statement which confirmed the force had commenced misconduct proceedings against Brehmer after he entered a guilty plea to manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court, on Wednesday, July 8.

The outcome of the misconduct hearing was that Brehmer would be dismissed with immediate effect and would be placed on the national barred list.

Timothy Brehmer, aged 41 and of Holdre, New Forest is due to be sentenced for manslaughter at Salisbury Crown Court on Wednesday, October 28

Dorset Police's website says: “In July 2015, police forces were required to conduct misconduct hearings in public, unless there was a specific reason not to do so.”

When asked by the Daily Echo why Brehmer's misconduct hearing took place in private, a Dorset Police spokeswoman said: "On Wednesday, July 8, 2020, Timothy Brehmer appeared at Winchester Crown Court and pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

"Following his guilty plea, the force instigated accelerated misconduct proceeding under the Conduct Regulations.

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"As required we sought representations from the Crown Prosecution Service and, in light of those, the matter was held in private in order to prevent any prejudicial consequences to the judicial process.

"We were also fully aware that the full facts of the incident and Brehmer’s actions would be heard in open court as part of the trial process.

"The force is committed to being open and transparent and, wherever possible, we hold gross misconduct proceedings in an open forum.

"However, his guilty plea to manslaughter was incontrovertible evidence that his behaviour amounted to gross misconduct and it was in the public interest for him to cease being a police officer as soon as was practical."