Derbyshire Police Officer Convicted After Targeting Domestic Abuse Victim

A Derbyshire police officer has been convicted of misconduct in public office after he used his position to pursue an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable domestic abuse victim he had been called to help.

Kashif Saghir, 23, of Sneinton Boulevard, Nottingham, was working as a response officer in Derby when he met the woman in the course of his duties in September 2024. Rather than maintaining the professional boundaries his role demanded, Saghir gave the woman his personal mobile phone number and the two began communicating.

Within a week, Saghir had attended the woman’s home uninvited, bringing a birthday cake for her young daughter. When the woman said her daughter needed to go to bed, Saghir followed them upstairs into the child’s bedroom, where he cuddled the girl and kissed her on the head while reading her a bedtime story. He returned to the house again two days later and remained late into the evening.

The woman grew increasingly uneasy about Saghir’s conduct. After speaking with her family, she was encouraged to report his behaviour to the police. Saghir was arrested on 13 October 2024 on suspicion of misconduct in public office. He denied the charge throughout.

Following an investigation by Derbyshire Constabulary’s Professional Standards Department, Saghir was charged in late 2025. His trial began at Leicester Crown Court on 12 May, and on Friday 22 May a jury found him guilty.

He was sentenced the same day to nine months’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay £2,000 in costs along with a victim surcharge of £187. He had been suspended from duty since the initial report and now faces an accelerated internal misconduct hearing.

Temporary Deputy Chief Constable Michelle Shooter said Saghir had broken the trust placed in him and had pursued a relationship he knew to be “not only improper, but illegal“. She emphasised that the vast majority of officers work tirelessly to keep communities safe and that the force would “continue to relentlessly pursue those who seek to undermine their colleagues”.

The case highlights a recurring concern in policing nationally: the exploitation of vulnerable people by officers who encounter them through their duties. Domestic abuse victims, by the very nature of their circumstances, place extraordinary trust in the officers sent to protect them. When that trust is abused, it does not simply harm the individual victim. It damages public confidence in the willingness of vulnerable people to seek help from the police at all.

Saghir was 23 years old at the time of his offending. His career in policing is almost certainly over, and the suspended sentence means any further offending within 12 months will see him jailed. For the woman and her daughter, the consequences of his actions will likely last far longer.