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PC Charged With Lying to Evade Speeding Ticket
10 Apr
Summary
- A police officer is accused of lying to avoid a speeding penalty.
- The officer faces a charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
- The case was investigated by the IOPC and is now in Crown Court.
A police officer has been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. PC Abigail Byrne, aged 29, appeared at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Thursday, April 10, 2026.
Byrne is alleged to have given a false or misleading statement to avoid a penalty for a speeding offence committed in Kirklees in January 2025. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) initiated an investigation in June 2025 after a referral from West Yorkshire Police.
PC Byrne was suspended from her duties in September 2025. The IOPC concluded its investigation in February 2026 and referred the case to the Crown Prosecution Service. Following this, Byrne was charged.
She was released on unconditional bail and is scheduled to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on May 7, 2026. The case continues to move through the justice system.
