A Lanarkshire woman who was subjected to years of abuse from a serving police officer has hit out at the justice system after struggling to discover how the punishment part of his sentence is being implemented.
Anne-Marie Hirdman was in a relationship with 43-year-old Fraser Ross for six years, during which time she claimed he subjected her to physical, verbal or emotional abuse on an almost-weekly basis.
Ross, who was a police officer for 16 years before resigning in disgrace, was found guilty of abuse charges against Anne-Marie but in June 2021 was handed a community payback order (CPO) with 250 hours unpaid by a sheriff, and also made the subject of supervision. As part of the three-year supervision requirement he was to attend a domestic violence programme.
