Police officer who was sacked for racist drunken rant in Indian takeaway

A police officer who was sacked for a racial outburst at an Asian takeaway has been given her job back after an appeal.

PC Katie Barratt, 23, was dismissed after saying 'I wish these f*****g p***s would hurry up with my pizza' after a Northumbria Police Christmas party.

The drunk officer had used the term 'p***' at the Spice of Punjab takeaway in Newcastle on December 14 in 2017. 

A tribunal also heard that Barratt had called staff at the takeaway 'n*****s'.

The officer was dismissed from her 'dream job' in June last year, but a panel overturned the 'unreasonable' ruling yesterday, meaning PC Barratt can return to the beat, while the force will have to hand her at least £15,000 for around eight months of back pay.

She and her mother wept as she was given the green light to resume her lifelong dream of being an officer.

But the force fought to block her return, claiming her slurs could 'seriously damage' the police's reputation.

'Sadly it confirms a stereotype that is unfortunately held in some communities about the police,' said the force's barrister Steven Reid.

Questions will now also be asked whether PC Barratt can and will work with Asian communities.

The panel heard how she would find that hard after her picture was widely used in national media.

And even her own barrister admitted the slurs she used were an 'abomination'. 

Her barrister Guy Ladenburg said she had come from a 'police family' and had a promising career before the 2017 incident.

The meeting heard staff had been buying PC Barratt drinks all night at the 2017 Christmas 'jolly' but she had since addressed that.





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