Merseyside social worker struck off for 'deplorable' conduct

Kevin Sinclair alerted a violent abuser to the whereabouts of his pregnant victim and gave advice on how to avoid getting caught

A senior social worker alerted a domestic violence perpetrator to the whereabouts of his pregnant victim, weeks after she jumped out of a bedroom window when he threatened to pour boiling hot oil over her.

Kevin Sinclair, a child protection officer for Sefton council in Merseyside, was struck off for what a tribunal called "disgraceful" and "deplorable" conduct that put the victim at serious risk of further harm.