Court of Appeal to rule on sentence of police officer for killing partner

Former Dorset Police constable Timothy Brehmer killed Claire Parry after she sent a text message from his phone to his wife saying: “I am cheating on you.”

Timothy Brehmer (Dorset Police/PA)

A married police officer who strangled his long-term partner after she revealed their affair to his wife is to find out if his sentence for her manslaughter will be altered.

Former Dorset Police constable Timothy Brehmer killed mother-of-two Claire Parry after she sent a text message from his phone to his wife saying: “I am cheating on you.”