Former detective's case against North Wales Police dismissed

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 12:44 · Archive

A former North Wales Police detective lost his court case against the force over his handling of a grievance after his fiancée had an affair with a colleague.

Andrew Fearon, a former detective with North Wales Police, lost his case against the force at Liverpool County Court. Judge Sarah O'Brien found that North Wales Police had not acted in breach of its duty in handling his grievance, though she accepted the circumstances were "profoundly distressing" for him.

Mr Fearon's fiancée, Rebecca Hutt, ended their engagement in 2017 after telling him she had been having an affair with fellow officer Shaun Parry. Mr Fearon took sick leave due to stress and depression, and on returning to work raised a grievance about the force's failure to inform him of the relationship. The grievance was investigated by Detective Sergeant Steve Williams.

DS Williams later began dating Ms Hutt in 2020 and married her in 2022, having notified North Wales Police of the relationship as required. Mr Fearon also made criminal allegations against Ms Hutt in 2018, but no charges were brought and an appeal against that decision was unsuccessful. By 2021 he was making threats to arrest DS Williams, leading the force to revoke his access fob. Judge O'Brien found this was the only breach of the force's duty: it had failed to tell him his fob had been revoked.

How it is being reported

• North Wales Police officer’s fiancée had affair with colleague, then married anotherA former detective sued North Wales Police after his colleague fiancée had an affair with another co-worker, before she later married the officer tasked with investigating his complaint.North Wales Chronicle · 9 Oct, 12:00
• North Wales Police officer’s fiancée had affair with colleague, then married anotherA former detective sued North Wales Police after his colleague fiancée had an affair with another co-worker, before she later married the officer tasked with investigating his complaint.North Wales Pioneer · 9 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Andrew Fearon · Rebecca Hutt · Shaun Parry · Steve Williams · North Wales Police · Liverpool County Court

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