A former firearms officer who was forced to strip down to her underwear during training has won over £800,000 in a sex discrimination case against West Midlands Police.
Detective Inspector Rebecca Kalam was subject to sexual harassment and discrimination while working for the police force.
An employment tribunal heard she was stripped down down to her underwear during a training exercise so first aid could be given. The scenario was based on a bullet hole on the top of her left breast, which officers would then have to treat, and this left her feeling “extremely uncomfortable”.
On another occasion she was told “just because you have t*ts does not mean you cannot do a press-up” as an officer pushed down on her neck with their foot.
The 40-year-old was one of only seven women in a firearms team with 250 men and faced a “toxic and discriminatory” culture.
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