PC harassed woman while she walked with her child

A police officer who followed a woman in his car while walking past a street with her child was convicted of intimidation.

Raza Mahmood, who works for the West Yorkshire police in the Caldale area, received a 12-month community order, including 80 hours of unpaid work, and previously fined £ 764 at the Heffield magistrate right.

The court was told that Mahmood, from College Terrace in Halifax, was out of service and in his own car when he followed the woman and shouted: “Oi, come here.”

District judge James Gould said that the behavior of the 33-year-old “had undermined the trust of the public in the police service, especially among members of society who are vulnerable and look at the police for support”.

In her statement from the victim -Impact, the woman said that the incident in Halifax had left her “really scared and paranoid” on the evening of March 26, 2024.

“I really thought the man would hurt me physically or kidnap me.”

Married father of two Mahmood is said to have shouted at the woman before he drove into his car and then returned, follow her at least four times.

The court heard that the woman called her partner to ask him to pick her up, instead of completing her trip in the dark on foot.

“I notice that I always look over my shoulder when I’m gone,” she said in the explanation.

“He cannot and should not be familiar with girls and should not be a police officer.”

The woman’s statement continued to say that she felt “disappointed” about their reaction by the police.

Mahmood remains in the service of the armed forces, although he has been suspended and will be confronted with internal misconduct procedures now that the criminal case against him has concluded.

His lawyer, Sam Roxborough, said that the conviction of Mahmood for intimidation “will lose him his career.”

“He is clearly someone who appreciated that job, he had worked hard to become a police officer.

“It was a job that he was great pride and it was one that he took a lot of time to reach.”

Mr. Roxborough said that his client, who had no previous convictions, still denied the commitment of the violation Although they were found guilty during a process last month.

“He doesn’t know this complainant, has never met her before [and] has never met her since then. “

Judge Gould said that Mahmood’s constant denial of the crime meant that he “had not shown no insight into the damage that this type of insult can cause”.

“You have not revealed your motivation for this insult, but it is completely clear that your self -portrait as a family man is at odds with your intimidation of a vulnerable family.”

Judge Gould explains the imposition of a five -year limitation that Mahmood forbids to contact the victim, added: “The consequences of this conviction for you will be in -depth, but also for your career and for your family.

“But of course you have brought that to yourself.”