A Liverpool woman who was found drunk after dragging a police officer along the side of her vehicle is spared a jail term, prompting criticism from police leadership. Chris McGlade, chair of the Merseyside Police Federation, condemns the outcome as “disgusting,” after the incident in 2024 when Candace Desilva allegedly fled a traffic stop while PC Simon Ward was still clinging to the side of her Range Rover.
The reports describe the episode as involving a traffic stop and an officer being dragged along the road, resulting in serious injury for the Afghanistan veteran officer. They focus on McGlade’s reaction to the sentencing decision and the view that the punishment does not match the harm caused. While the coverage centers on police perspectives and the language used by the union chair, all accounts refer to the same incident details, the same defendant, and the same sentencing outcome—no jail term.
