Dorset police instructor removed female trainees’ earrings with bolt cutters, hearing told

PC Martin Briggs’ alleged treatment on day of fitness test left one woman bleeding from her ears

A police instructor ordered three female trainees place their heads on a table and used bolt cutters to remove their earrings, a disciplinary hearing has been told.

PC Martin Briggs’ alleged treatment of the young women ahead of a fitness test left one of them bleeding from her ears. All three feared they would lose their jobs if they did not comply.