Sick Pc spotted on telly at races

A POLICE officer who called in sick was spotted on TV celebrating a win at Royal Ascot.

Pc Jonathan Adams punched the air and jumped around.

He was seen live on Channel 4 as Quiet Reflection owned by a syndicate he was linked with won the Commonwealth Cup.

The horse scooped £243,853 prize money.

But Pc Adams had told his bosses at Gloucestershire Constabulary he had the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, a disciplinary panel heard.

He was seen when senior officers watched the footage and investigated two other sick days.

Fists

When confronted about going to the races on three occasions when off sick in nine months, Pc Adams said horse-racing was “therapeutic” and a “coping mechanism“.

His barrister said if the officer has gone “hill walking, sailing, or for a spa day” that it would not have raised eyebrows.

The footage of smartlydressed Pc Adams clenching his fists as he cheered in the Winners’ Enclosure was shown at a hearing in Gloucetser.

A police lawyer said: “Our position is he wasn't sick at all, he was throwing a sickie to go horse-racing.”

Pc Adamse faces three allegations of gross misconduct but denies lying.

If proven he could be dismissed from Gloucestershire Police.

The hearing continues. TECH-savvy Brits will watch nearly an hour of online videos on phones, tablets and computers every day this year, a new report by Zenith claimed yesterday.

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