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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-12068624

A policeman convicted of assaulting a woman in custody and later cleared on appeal has been sacked by the Wiltshire Police force.

Sgt Mark Andrews was filmed dragging Pamela Somerville through Melksham police station custody area.

A disciplinary panel has now decided he was not of sufficient standard to be an officer in the force and he has been dismissed with immediate effect.

Wiltshire's Assistant Chief Constable Pat Geenty said: "We have always accepted that Pamela Somerville was injured whilst in our care and I want to apologise again to her for the way she was treated whilst in our care.

"We acknowledge that there has been substantial media coverage and public interest in this case and that the images on the custody CCTV will have had an impact on the force and those who work within it.
'Learn lessons'

"The criminal appeal hearing concluded that Pamela Somerville had been lawfully arrested, was intoxicated, very uncooperative, verbally abusive, and disruptive to the processes which the law required the police to carry out.

"Nevertheless this conduct hearing has concluded that Sgt Andrews's actions, whilst not criminal, fell well below the standards expected."

Now that's what I call justice ..... the brutal treatment of the woman by a burly sergeant was appalling - the video is on the BBC link for those who haven't seen it.....