POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE OF TWO WOMEN
Tariq Mahmood, a police officer aged 45, was convicted of domestic abuse against two women.
He was found guilty of repeatedly kicking one of his victims and acting abusively towards a second woman, who was pregnant.
The court heard that the offences were committed between April 2019 and February 2022 in Edinburgh, Newtongrange, and other locations in Midlothian.
Mahmood was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and was placed under supervision for two years.
Additionally, he will be subject to non-harassment orders against his victims for four years.
Police Scotland condemned his actions as contrary to the police service’s principles and praised the victims for their bravery in reporting the crimes.
Mahmood, originally from Birmingham, previously worked for West Midlands Police before transferring to Police Scotland, and plans to resign from his position.
The court emphasized that while Mahmood maintains his innocence, he has apologized for some of his behavior.
The force clarified that he has not carried out any duties since his conviction, and that the matter will now be handled under conduct regulations.
The case has sparked calls for officers convicted of such crimes to be sacked immediately.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
Asia
Continent
from Saudi Arabia
- based on first and surname
40.2%
confidence
First-name region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
49.6%
Surname region
Asia
Saudi Arabia
30.8%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
e committed between April 2019 and February 2022 in Edinburgh, Newtongrange, and other locations in Midlothian. Mahmood was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and was placed under supervision for two years. Additionally, he will be su...
Community order
two years
Mahmood was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and was placed under supervision for two years
