Fat female cop backs down



Clumsy! It was just a normal kerb she tripped over

A policewoman who planned to sue the owner of a petrol station after tripping on a kerb while investigating a break-in has dropped her claim for damages.

PC Kelly Jones has dropped her pursuit of damages in the hope that 'wider concerns the public may have' can be resolved, the Police Federation said today.

Ms Jones faced controversy last year after she filed a civil claim against the garage owner in Thetford, Norfolk, demanding he reimburse the income she lost as a result of injuries sustained at the scene.

A statement given by the Federation which represents 124,000 police officers said today: 'Contrary to media reports at the time PC Jones was not seeking a vast compensation payment, rather she was seeking monies that covered the income she had lost as a result of her injury.

'She will bear the financial loss with a hope that the wider concerns the public might have can be resolved by government and the police service for the future.

'This case raised a very real issue in that police officers find themselves financially disadvantaged when injured at work, with no other option other than to seek financial redress just as any other employee in any other industry would in the same circumstances.'

Ms Jones filed the claim against Steve Jones, the owner of the Nun's Bridges Filling Station earlier this year, claiming he failed to ensure she was 'reasonably safe' when after responding to a reported burglary.

Mr Jones and the officer were checking the outside of the building after an alarm had gone off, when she was alleged to have fallen and hurt her leg and wrist in August 2012.

The garage owner welcomed today's news describing it as 'a victory for common sense'. He told Heart Norfolk radio: 'I now wish to move on and concentrate on running my business'.

The Police Federation, which represents members of the police up to the rank of chief inspector in England and Wales, funded the WPC Jones' legal costs last year.

A month after she filed her claim Home Secretary Theresa May told the Federation’s annual conference that she wanted to see an end to 'frivolous' legal claims.

She told delegates: 'I know that the vast majority of you are dedicated public servants of the best kind.

'But when a police officer sues a member of the public because they slipped on private property - that is simply not the sort of attitude police officers should exhibit. 'I want to work with the Federation to make sure police officers don’t make frivolous claims.'

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