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Ian Johnson

Police officer who hurled racist slur at takeaway staff wants her job back

She was sacked in disgrace after hurling racist abuse at Asian takeaway staff.

But ex-copper Katie Barratt has launched a bid to get her career back.

Boozed-up Barratt hurled racial slurs while waiting for her food to be prepared at the Spice of Punjab during a Northumbria Police staff night out.

She was sacked by bosses after a meeting heard she barked: "I wish these f****** p**** would hurry up with my pizza", while also calling them "n*****s.

Barrat - whose comments were not heard by staff - was instantly dismissed for gross misconduct despite over 20 character references.

However the former officer - whose life long dream was to join the police - has appealed the misconduct panel's decision.

The grounds of her appeal are not yet known.

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Despite her abusive outburst, Barratt - who is in her 20s - previously claimed “there’s no deep, meaningful racism in me”.

And at last June's misconduct hearing, her solicitor Guy Ladenburg claimed it was an “isolated event, quite out of character”.

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On that night in December 2017, she was described by two colleagues as being so drunk she couldn't walk properly.

They then went to the empty takeaway at 10.30pm where the ugly scenes unfolded.

Barratt claimed she wasn't a racist and that what unfolded was "not a true reflection of who I am at all.”

“I’m really sorry for what I’ve done. I can’t emphasise how sorry I am," she added.

"It’s my dream job. It’s all I wanted to do since I was little.

“I know the effects racial abuse have on the community. I’m absolutely devastated that I have had that effect on the community.

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“In the last six months I have had time to reflect on my actions and I will never ever repeat again what happened that night."

She continued: “I have matured a lot. I don’t go out anymore, I don’t drink. I‘m pleading with you to please give me another chance.”

Her appeal is set to be heard at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in Benton Lane.

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