Cop cleared of domestic abuse claim
Couple argued over infidelity accusation
A POLICE officer who was recorded threatening his girlfriend after she accused him of cheating on her has walked free from court.
Christopher Crossan, 38, got into a heated argument after Debbie McNicol challenged him having viewed dash-cam footage which aroused suspicions he had been unfaithful.
She phoned PC Crossan at work and confronted him over the allegations, which he denied.
When he returned home, she recorded him on her mobile phone shouting “your crazy little f ***** g head”, “you are a f ***** g mess”, “you are a f ***** g nightmare”, “I’m not your f ***** g skivvy” and “you are in f ***** g denial”.
Police were called to the property in East Kilbride,
Lanarkshire, and officers arrested him. During an interview he admitted making comments towards Debbie, his partner of three years, and was charged.
Crossan appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted acting in a threatening and abusive manner towards Debbie in April last year.
But he wept as he was granted an absolute discharge by Sheriff David Bicket, which means the incident does not appear on his record. Depute fiscal Jennifer Guy said: “The couple argued on the telephone and after the phone call, text messages were sent back and forth. The accused returned home and they continued to argue and during this the witness recorded part of this argument on her mobile phone.
“Both parties were shouting and swearing about their relationship and police were called.”
Sheriff Bicket told Crossan: “I don’t think I have come across one where the accumulation of matters has made your behaviour on this occasion understandable so I will grant an absolute discharge.”
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “We are aware of the outcome and a report will be submitted to the Professional Standards Department for consideration.”