Former detective Paul Dale left ‘damaged’ after eight months on remand
A FORMER drug squad detective cleared of serious corruption charges is forging ahead with a compensation bid, claiming eight months on remand left him permanently damaged.
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A FORMER drug squad detective cleared of serious corruption charges is forging ahead with a compensation bid, claiming eight months on remand left him permanently damaged.
Former sergeant Paul Noel Dale was charged over the 2004 murders of slain police informers Terry and Christine Hodson, small-time crooks who had implicated Dale in a 2003 drug rip-off.
But the murder charge was dropped after Dale’s key accuser, Carl Williams, was murdered in 2010.
Last month a coroner found there was no evidence to implicate Dale in the Hodsons’ execution and delivered an open finding.
Dale originally sought compensation in 2012 and has again renewed his effort, last week filing an amended claim arguing he is no longer able to work fulltime after spending eight months on remand in restrictive conditions in 2009.
Dale is seeking damages claiming he was “isolated all day, everyday” before being housed in a unit with prisoners who spoke little English and held different “religious and cultural beliefs”.
Dale also claims he was forced to wear bright red clothing — the colour worn by convicted prisoners.
Since being released, Dale clams he suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety and depression.
The documents claim Dale can no longer work indoors and cannot work an eight hour day.
He is seeking damages of an unspecified amount.