Police officer appeals against final warning after racist slur
PC Warwick made the comment at Shepcote Lane custody suite shortly after he found out he had passed his promotion exams
At a glance
PC David Warwick was found by a misconduct panel to have used a racist slur to a colleague
He denied using the phrase
The officer was given a final written warning
South Yorkshire Police confirmed he had lodged an appeal against the decision
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A police officer who was given a final written warning for making a racist comment to a colleague is appealing against the decision.
PC David Warwick used the term to describe a colleague of British-Indian heritage during a "jocular" exchange, a misconduct panel found last month.
The panel said it was "offensive in the extreme", a breach of South Yorkshire Police's standards and amounted to gross misconduct.
PC Warwick denied using the racial slur to Temp Sgt Baldeesh Boora Brown while on duty at Shepcote Lane custody suite in Sheffield.
The panel added it did not believe PC Warwick was racist or malicious, but he did use a racist slur and failed to treat his colleague with respect.