Bully cop let off

Top cop Matt Horne who shoved and swore at junior officer allowed to keep job

Essex Deputy Chief Constable Matt Horne was found guilty of three disciplinary breaches

A BULLYING top cop who hit a junior officer with a stress ball has avoided the sack.

Essex Deputy Chief Constable Matt Horne was found guilty of three disciplinary breaches.

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Deputy Chief Constable of Essex Police Matthew Horne committed misconduct by hurling a stress ball at a colleague's throatCredit: PA:Press Association

He swore at one officer, pushed another against a desk and later threw the rubber stress ball at him.

Mr Horne is currently deputy head of operations at the National Crime Agency.

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He will keep his job as the panel ruled his bullying only amounted to misconduct, not gross misconduct for which he could have been fired.

The Independent Office of Police Conduct was also unable to refer the case to the CPS as more than six months had elapsed from the incidents in 2015 and 2016.

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