PC leaked details of crimes on WhatsApp

SHE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT KEYHAM SHOOTINGS

- ROD MINCHIN

A ROOKIE Devon and Cornwall Police officer who disclosed confidential information to friends and family about two of the highest profile crimes in Plymouth has avoided a prison sentence.

Pc Sam Hill shared information concerning the Keyham shootings in which five people were shot dead by gunman Jake Davison, 22.

Hill, 33, also told her mother and sister the identity of the man who would later be convicted of the murder of teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod before it was in the public domain.

Bristol Crown Court heard Hill would access confidential police logs and shared information with her family, friends and also within a WhatsApp group.

Sarah Regan, prosecuting, said the offences took place between January and November 2021 while Hill was a probationary officer with Devon and Cornwall Police.

Ms Regan said it was the accessing of information relating to the arrest of Cody Ackland for the murder of the 18-year-old that led to an investigation into Hill.