A POLICEWOMAN faces being thrown off the force after she was nicked by fellow officers for battering a doorman.
Karen Canwell, 37, was convicted of common assault at Leicester Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for the incident in Rushden on December 11 last year.
She was off-duty when a fracas broke out at the King Edward VII public house.
The court heard she twice attacked the pub doorman and was arrested when her police colleagues were called to the scene in Rushden, North Northamptonshire.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police said: “Police constable Karen Canwell was found guilty of common assault at a two-day trial, following an incident in Rushden last year.
“The incident took place on the evening of December 11, 2021, when a disturbance took place at the King Edward VII public house in Queen Street.
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“The disturbance moved out onto the street with PC Canwell, off-duty at the time, assaulting a member of door staff by striking him to the chest on two occasions.
“PC Canwell was arrested and interviewed the next day, before being released on bail pending her first court appearance.
“She pleaded not guilty to the offence, however, following a trial which took place at Leicester Magistrates’ Court yesterday and today, she was found guilty and ordered to pay a £1,609 fine.”
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Rogers, of Northamptonshire Police, said her behaviour falls short of what is expected of serving officers.
He said: “We are extremely disappointed that PC Canwell, a serving police officer here at Northamptonshire Police, has been found guilty of assault.
“Her conduct has fallen way below what we would expect of any police officer in this force.”
PC Canwell had been placed onto restricted duties whilst the investigation took place.
A misconduct investigation will now take place led by the force’s Professional Standards Department.
