Former Dorset police officer charged with GBH after detaining suspected shoplifter
Lorne Castle, 47, is accused of seriously injuring Daniel Meyrick during an altercation in Bournemouth in June last year (2025)
A former Dorset Police officer has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm when he stepped in to detain a suspected shoplifter.
Lorne Castle, 47, is accused of seriously injuring Daniel Meyrick during an altercation outside the Castlepoint shopping centre in Bournemouth, Dorset, on June 19 last year.
The incident happened a couple of weeks after Castle left his role as a Pc for Dorset Police.
He was pictured detaining the suspected shoplifter outside the Nike store, pinning him to the ground with his arm locked behind his back in an action described in reports at the time as a “citizen’s arrest”.
Castle was investigated by police over the incident and has now been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service with causing grievous bodily harm without intent to Mr Meyrick.
According to the charge, brought under section 20 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, he is accused of “unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm” upon the alleged victim.
Castle has been told to appear in the dock for the first time on May 27 at Reading Magistrates’ Court.
The hearing is expected to start from 10am.