Guard appears in court

A FEMALE prison guard accused of sharing a romance with a cop killer inmate “appears to want to continue” the relationship despite being charged over the affair, court documents allege.

Suspended correctional officer Amy Meshell Connors, 34, is accused of maintaining an intimate relationship with prisoner Sione Penisini at the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre in NSW.

She arrived at Kempsey Local Court yesterday for the first time since being charged with misconduct in public office and a separate charge of larceny. Court documents allege Connors “has kept a relationship” with Penisini “for a substantial period of time”.

Penisini is serving a 36-year sentence for shooting and killing police officer Glenn McEnallay in 2002, and will be eligible for parole in 2029.