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An overweight detective with fibromyalgia who felt humiliated when a higher-ranking officer said she might feel better if she stopped 'drinking gallons of coke' was awarded £10,000 in compensation yesterday.
Detective Constable Kerry Moth, 46, was told to take more responsibility over her diet, an employment tribunal in Exeter heard.
Detective Sergeant Daryl Marvelly said if colleagues saw she was making an effort to lose weight they would have more respect for her, the hearing was told.
DC Moth, who joined Devon and Cornwall police in 2003, suffers from fibromyalgia - a chronic condition defined by widespread pain and fatigue.
Lawyer Mark Ley-Morgan, for the police, said that on average she had 76 days off work per year over a 10-year period.
The tribunal ruled in March that DC Moth had been discriminated against on the grounds of disability.
Detective Constable Kerry Moth, 46, felt 'humiliated' when she was told to take more responsibility over her diet, an employment tribunal in Exeter heard (file photo)
In July 2018 over lunch at Barnstaple police station (file photo above) DC Moth told DS Marvelly that she was 'fed up' with people assuming her weight contributed to her condition
