A drunk off-duty police constable who attacked another woman when she was accused of snorting drugs during a night out has been convicted of assault and fined.
Judge Josephine Bouchier found a charge of assault against ex-Hawkes Bay policewoman Mikayla Paul, 23, proved at a hearing in the Napier District
Court late last year.
Paul's next appearance was originally scheduled for March after her defence team sought a discharge without conviction at the conclusion of the hearing. The Napier District Court heard today this was no longer sought.
In sentencing, Judge Russell Callander took into consideration Paul's current circumstances, which included her resignation from the police force and intention to move to Australia.
She was ordered to pay $500 emotional harm reparation, $300 of which would go to her victim, and court costs of $132. Witness expenses of $250 were also ordered for the hearing last year.
