Disgraced ex-cop jumped before she was pushed

A police officer resigned before she could be sacked after being convicted of assault and criminal damage. Former constable Kia Pulford-Stone, 24, was charged after two separate incidents which took place in March and May, 2023, at an address in Wigan. First she attacked Leah Speakman and two months later damaged her Vauxhall Adam car.

Pulford pleaded guilty to the two charges - assault and criminal damage - and was dealt with at Manchester Magistrates' Court. After the criminal case was concluded, Merseyside Police's Professional Standards Department held an accelerated misconduct hearing, at the force's Rose Hill Headquarters earlier this month, chaired by Chief Constable Serena Kennedy.

CC Kennedy concluded Pulford Stone would have been sacked had she remained on the force, the Liverpool Echo reports. In a decision notice posted by the force, CC Kennedy wrote: "The evidence in this case is incontrovertible and the former officer entered a guilty plea and was convicted by a court on the 26th October 2023.

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"I also note that this was not a one-off occasion – the victim was subjected to an assault and then damage was caused to her car. As a result, I am satisfied that former officer Pulford Stone has breached the standards of professional behaviour, namely discreditable conduct.

"The communities of Merseyside should quite rightly be able to have trust and confidence that the officers and staff working for Merseyside Police not only uphold the law but also abide by the law. The former officer has completely disregarded the standards expected both by the force and the communities of Merseyside by committing and being convicted of a criminal offence."

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