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19.04.2023 - 04:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A female police officer claims she was left “in a constant state of worry and paranoia” after making a bullying claim against a fellow officer. Karen Harper, who served as an officer for 22 years, was probed by Police Scotland over a criminal complaint after making the bullying claims.
The ex-cop, from Dumfries, retired through ill health in 2017 and launched a sex discrimination claim against Police Scotland - which was partially upheld.
Yesterday, lawyers for both Karen and Police Scotland were called in to a hearing to decide how much compensation she should be awarded. Her Lawyer Mark Allison said she suffered anxiety after learning that colleagues began investigating her in a covert probe shortly after she lodged her bullying complaint.
She was off duty when she was said to have shouted at a youngster after getting involved in a row between him and her ten-year-old son. The investigation saw fellow officers visiting 15 of her neighbours to ask about her. Her ex-husband was also asked if he wished to make a criminal complaint about her.
The lawyer told yesterday’s hearing the events left her “living in genuine fear” and worried they would “accuse her of crimes”. He added: “She was living in a constant state of worry and paranoia as a result of the respondent’s conduct”. He also told the hearing that she developed post traumatic stress disorder and her time in the force had “contributed to the ill health”.Graham Mitchell, representing Police Scotland, said that one expert had said Ms Harper had developed PTSD earlier than her lawyer argued. He said this was before she had made the bullying complaint, was investigated by colleagues or found out about their probe.
At the end of the hearing, employment tribunal judge Mark
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