A DRUNKEN off-duty police officer has been sacked for physically assaulting a member of the public on a night out.

In a separate incident, PC Jedd Perry told a colleague during a social event in his home to "go back to their own country".

Perry was dismissed without notice from his post as a student officer with Avon and Somerset Police following the incidents in August 2021.

He has also been barred from becoming a police officer anywhere else in the country.

A misconduct hearing on Friday (January 20) was told the victim he attacked in a Bristol pub while out socialising with colleagues did not want top make a formal complaint, but Perry' supervisor referred the incident to Professional Standards.

The Crown Prosecution Service decided he should not be charged.

But the fellow officer he insulted raised that incident with a line manager.

The panel found that gross misconduct was proven in relation to the assault, while misconduct was proven in relation to the discriminatory remark.

Perry was dismissed without notice and will now be placed on a national barred list, preventing him from working in policing and other law enforcement agencies again.

Supt Jane Wigmore, head of Professional Standards, said: “These are two incidents which happened when PC Perry was off-duty and at social events with colleagues.

"On both occasions he was intoxicated.

“Both incidents are highly concerning and indicate behaviours and attitudes which are absolutely not in keeping with the high standards expected of an officer who’s pledged to serve and protect the public.

“We’d like to thank the officers who reported incidents either to line managers or to Professional Standards.

"It’s imperative that officers and staff flag any incidents of concern they see or hear about, and we have confidential reporting systems in place to allow them to do just this.”