A female police officer claims she was left “in a constant state of worry and paranoia” after making a bullying claim against a fellow officer. Karen Harper, who served as an officer for 22 years, was probed by Police Scotland over a criminal complaint after making the bullying claims.
The ex-cop, from Dumfries, retired through ill health in 2017 and launched a sex discrimination claim against Police Scotland - which was partially upheld.
Yesterday, lawyers for both Karen and Police Scotland were called in to a hearing to decide how much compensation she should be awarded. Her Lawyer Mark Allison said she suffered anxiety after learning that colleagues began investigating her in a covert probe shortly after she lodged her bullying complaint.
