Former PC Abubakar Masum had rung Crimestoppers and created a false report that a woman, who he was interested in, had shot a drug dealer - which resulted in armed police turning up at her place of work.

He made up the lies after his obsession with a 21-year-old student. During his trial he denied any wrongdoing but was successfully convicted in Cardiff crown court.Masum was found guilty of two counts of "perverting the justice" and one count of "gaining unauthorised access to the police computer system".

The Judge who took charge of the case, Michael Fitton QC said the offences were "substantially aggravated" due to being committed whilst serving as a police officer. He further said: "It's quite clear you are a deeply complex and troubled man. One side of you presents a genuine wish to help others and other side of was suggested by the Crown at trial to be motivated or influenced in what was termed as an obsession with Mia Pitman.""I don't think that's at the heart of the trial, I think at the heart of this is not an obsession with Mia Pitman but yourself.

You are so wrapped up in your own feelings about yourself, your personality, you background and your own desires that you do not comprehend the harm you have done to Mia Pitman and others...."As a course of conduct committed by a police officer, you have done harm not just to your victim and her associates but to your family and for that you should hang your head in shame. You have also done huge harm to the police whose reputation suffers every time an officer breaks the law and ends up in prison."