Tribunal rejects ex-Met officer’s ‘numpty’ discrimination claim

The judge at the London Central employment tribunal said the term ‘numpty’ was used by the Met chief inspector in a ‘lighthearted manner’. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

A long-serving Metropolitan police sergeant has failed in his attempt to sue the force for discrimination because a more senior officer called him a “numpty”.

Sonny Kalar, who was with the Met for 30 years, said he was offended when Ch Insp Marlise Davies twice called him a “numpty”, an employment tribunal heard.