[2025] EWHC 2684 (KB)

DC Baker recollected a conversation with Mr Miller inside the club after a meal. Mr Miller said that he knew DC Baker could not talk about it but if found guilty what sort of sentence would Mr Breeze get. DC Baker said that he made a guesstimate of two years. DC Baker said that he did not say that Breeze would get charged.

DC Baker explained that he took DC Flynn for lunch at the club. He tried to avoid attending at the same time as Mr Breeze and had an arrangement with the Club steward; if Mr Breeze’s name was on list for an event DC Baker would not attend. However on one occasion he did not get the call; this being the occasion when he had taken DC Flynn.

DC Baker explained during cross-examination that Mr Pointer spoke to him and later phoned and apologized for what was he had said. His witness statement sets out that:

“I recall at the very first function I attended at the club after Mr Breeze’s arrest, I was confronted by a former police officer named Steve Pointer, who had seconded me for membership. Mr Pointer made a number of inappropriate comments to me regarding my involvement in the case. Mr Pointer subsequently telephoned me to apologise for his behaviour. Unfortunately, when intoxicated, Mr Pointer continued to bring the matter up when I was in his company. As a result I began to scale back my attendance at club functions.”

DC Baker said that he was “absolutely not” trying to damage Mr Breeze’s reputation amongst peers.