Injured police mountie agrees cash settlement
Officer was forced to retire after horse fell and landed on her
The police mountie from Symington who sued the force for £ 1 million is now quids in.
Alison Scott has now settled her legal action and it is thought to be a substantial payment.
The 50- year- old was crushed by her police horse Tobermory while patrolling at a cup final at Hampden in 2013.
The officer had to give up her job after seriously damaging her foot and ankle when she became trapped under her mount.
The former Strathclyde Police constable claimed that the horse had a history of behavioural issues, was unpredictable, aggressive and had a tendency to fall.
When Mrs Scott was injured it was understood to have been the sixth time that Tobermory had stumbled and fallen. She raised an action against the former Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Phil Gormley, as a result of the incident.
The case was due to call at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
However, the matter did not call.
A member of staff at the court confirmed that the reason why it hadn’t been called was because Mrs Scott’s case had been settled.
However, the details surrounding the settlement have not been revealed. Tobermory was sent to a horse welfare centre in Deeside but fell again and was put down in 2015.
Mrs Scott said she was medically retired from the police in 2014.
She said she has been unable to return to riding and that before the fall she had two horses she rode competitively at showjumping events.
Mr Gormley said she was a trained and experienced police rider and the force had fulfilled all its common law duties to her.