A retired police officer has been handed a two-year conditional discharge after a confrontation with a neighbour in a driveway, during which he allegedly told her: “your hair is falling out, you ugly b*****d”.
The former officer has also been banned from harassing the woman involved and her husband. The case was reported by the Armagh I court reporter on August 12, 2026.
What the court heard
The confrontation centred on a driveway row between neighbours. The source does not identify the driveway’s location within Armagh or provide the names of the people involved.
The retired officer disputed the allegations. He said: “She is lying. I didn’t assault her. I didn’t harass her. I did what the solicitor told me to do, and that was to serve the notice, and didn’t breach the peace”.
The court outcome included the two-year conditional discharge and restrictions preventing him from harassing the injured party and her husband. The available report does not state whether any other conditions, financial penalty or legal costs were imposed.
What happens next
The conditional discharge and anti-harassment order are the practical consequences identified in the report. No further hearing date or additional next step is stated in the available source material.
The case was published in the Armagh section of the Armagh I, although the full article is marked as members-only.