Killer cop Timothy Brehmer who strangled lover to death faces longer sentence after backlash over 10-year term

A KILLER cop who strangled his lover to death is now facing a longer sentence following backlash over his 10-year term.

Timothy Brehmer was caged for ten years and six months for killing Claire Parry after she told his wife about their affair of over 10 years.

He killed the 41-year-old nurse in a pub car park in Dorset on May 9. 

But Brehmer, who admitted manslaughter, was unanimously cleared of Mrs Parry's murder by a jury.

A complaint has since been made that his sentence was "unduly lenient".

A spokeswoman for the attorney general's office could not disclose who made the request but said a decision on whether to refer the matter to the Court of Appeal would be made within four weeks, the BBC reports.

Brehmer was told by the judge he would serve two-thirds of his sentence in jail and the rest on licence.

The unduly lenient sentence scheme allows people to ask law officers to review sentences for certain crimes.

'INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED' 

It comes after Mrs Parry's husband revealed he was "incredibly disappointed at the verdict".

In a statement after the sentencing, Andrew Parry called Mr Brehmer a "well-practised liar with years of experience".

He said: "I am incredibly disappointed at the verdict of this trial. I believe Brehmer's account of that day to be inconsistent and untruthful."

He added: "He has shown himself – as the trial exposed – to be consistently dishonest, deceitful and devious. We do not accept his version of events and all the inconsistencies that it contains."

As he was sentenced, 41-year-old Brehmer was told by the judge, Mr Justice Jacobs, "you knew full well what you had done", after seeing footage of him break down while being tended to by medics.

The former traffic cop grabbed the mum-of-two by the neck "deliberately" and killed her after "losing his self-control" as she texted his wife Martha to reveal their affair, the judge said.

He rejected Brehmer’s claims he killed Mrs Parry by accident in a "kerfuffle" – and slammed him for lying about it as cops arrived.

Mr Jacobs said the experienced officer “must have known” she was dying, after he caused her "severe" neck injuries but “did nothing to help”.

I am sure that you did deliberately take Claire Parry by the neck applying significant force with your forearm or the crook of your elbow for a period of time while she struggled against you.

He continued: "You were crying because you appreciated the enormity of what you had done and the impact it would have on you.

"I should sentence you on the basis you lost your self-control following the sending of the text message to your wife where the affair was revealed, rather than on the basis that you had no intention to kill or cause really serious harm.

"I am sure that you did deliberately take Claire Parry by the neck applying significant force with your forearm or the crook of your elbow for a period of time while she struggled against you, thereby causing the severe neck injuries which the pathologist described."

The former officer with Dorset Police accepted he killed the nurse as she sent a message from his phone to his partner saying "I'm cheating on you".

But he claimed the married mum suffered fatal injuries as he tried to push her out of the car and drive away.

He told the court he hadn't realised how "poorly" Mrs Parry was until police arrived.

She was left with "unsurvivable brain injuries" after she was strangled in the car park of the Horns Inn pub in West Parley, Dorset, around 3pm on May 9 and died in hospital the next day.

A post-mortem examination concluded that the cause of death was a brain injury caused by compression of the neck.

'BROKE DOWN'

The court previously heard the married officer broke down when paramedics rushed to the scene.

Jurors at Salisbury Crown Court heard how Brehmer, described as a “man w****”, sobbed: "I've f***ed up".

The officer said "god, she's got kids" as he wept after the mum-of-two was found limp in his Citroen C1.

Jurors were shown bodycam footage of Brehmer crying and saying "I'm sorry" as officers told him he would be arrested.

Jo Martin QC, defending, said Brehmer was remorseful for his actions and told her after being acquitted of murder: "It doesn't change anything. I am still responsible for Claire's death."

She added: "Mr Brehmer pleaded guilty to the offence which is one indication of remorse. His remorse is genuine and will live with him long past any sentence this court imposes."

The court heard previously how Brehmer had told wife Martha at around 12pm he was going to pick up some steaks for a family BBQ planned later that day.

Around three hours later, she received a message saying "I am cheating on you" from her husband's phone.

The court was told Claire had sent the text to Martha after growing "angry and upset" with her lover.

In the days before her death, Mrs Parry had started to believe her marriage was coming to an end as well as her relationship with the defendant.

The court heard she discovered Brehmer was having affairs with at least two other women and was dubbed "Mr Smooth" for his string of mistresses.

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