Cop called woman an 'alcy' and laughed as she was restrained at police station

A police sergeant laughed as a woman was dragged to a cell where she was found unconscious less than an hour later. Former Sergeant Jason Marsden was also accused of calling Kelly Hartigan-Burns an 'alcy' after she was taken into custody for allegedly punching her partner at their home.

Lancashire Live reports that, Kelly, who had a history of attempting suicide and self-harming, was put in a cell without Mr Marsden getting her name. Around 45 minutes later she was found unresponsive in her cell and she died the following day.

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An inquest at County Hall in Preston has heard that Mr Marsden, who no longer works for the Lancashire Constabulary, was due to finish his shift early at 1am when Kelly, 35, was brought into custody at around 12.20am on Saturday December 4 in 2016. CCTV footage from the custody suite at Greenbank Police Station in Blackburn was played during the inquest which showed Mr Marsden on his computer just before Kelly was brought in.

Fiona Murphy, the barrister representing Kelly's family during the inquest, asked him: "That’s you sitting at your custody desk what’s on your screen?" "Clitheroe golf course," the former officer replied. "And there's Sergeant Ian Wilkinson having a bit of banter with you about your screen showing the golf course and you’re having a laugh about that," the barrister added.

The inquest heard that Mr Marsden selected 'no' when completing the custody record and he was asked 'is there anything in the detainee's possession to indicate a medical condition e.g. prescriptions' despite her having antipsychotic medication promethazine and quetiapine with her.

He has already admitted knowing both are