One For Professional Standards…?

No charge was ever laid against Mrs Cadman-Khan, but she instructed solicitors Taylor Goodchild to mount a case against Cleveland Police for false arrest. That case was finally heard last month, after more than six years.

So much for quick justice, eh?

Judge Matthews said that in the earlier trial, Detective Sergeant Colin Helyer had been caught out "freestyle lying" in the witness box to enhance the case against Mrs Cadman-Khan.

He had said that Mrs Cadman-Khan had been "violent" by pushing past him and the girl had been "purple" with cold. However, Det Sgt Helyer had not recorded the claims in earlier statements and could not say when he had remembered them.

Ouch! It's not often a judge is quite so blunt.

Mitigating for Cleveland Police, Nathan Adams, stressed DS Helyer's primary concern was for the child and he had not been deliberately malicious.

Ah! A little white lie, Nathan? I think it was a bit more serious than that...

Speaking outside the court Mrs Cadman-Khan said: "I didn't do this for the money. He hurt two people, me and Aimee, and I wanted justice and I wanted an apology."

Judge Matthews was told that Mrs Cadman-Khan will be given an apology by police and the judge will make a decision on compensation in the coming weeks.

I hope it's a lot. But then, they aren't paying. We are...