A police officer was recorded telling a college they should “make up verbals” to use as evidence after arresting a rowing couple, a trial has heard.

Gillian Feroz, 37, of Fenwick, East Ayrshire, and colleague Mark Daly, 31, of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, were called to Bath Street in Glasgow to investigate reports of two men arguing.

On arrival they found Anton Docherty and Ryan Forbes allegedly pushing each other and hurling insults.

After the officers determined the men were in a relationship it was decided they would be arrested.

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Following the incident in January 2014, Feroz was accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards Mr Docherty.

The two officers also face charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice between January 6 and November 10, 2014 by providing false information about the incident.

On Thursday, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard Mr Docherty, 27, had recorded proceedings on his phone.

Feroz can be heard on the recording telling her colleague “just say they were kind of shoving at one another and shouting and swearing and then make up verbals”.

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The officer claimed that at no time was she suggesting the fabrication of evidence, telling the trial the comments were “just the way she speaks”.

The court heard from a sergeant the term “verbals” is the words an accused person says during an incident.

Defence QC Shelagh put to Feroz it might be suggested the phrase “make up” has its original meaning, to fabricate the words.

Feroz answered: “It’s a phrase I use from 15 years’ service.”

She added: “It doesn’t mean fabricate. I meant I will make them up later. It’s not appropriate at the time to verbatim record the verbals.”

Feroz also denied swearing at Mr Docherty, saying the only time she would have used a swear word was relaying Mr Docherty’s words back at him.

Mr Docherty’s phone was taken from him before he got in the police van and it was returned to him at the station.

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After the men were taken away the officers discussed if the phone was recording. Feroz was heard saying if it was she would be in trouble.

Ms McCall asked why that would be the case and the officer said: “Because I was uncivil, cheeky and telling him to shut up and he didn’t know what he was talking about, and I thought I was going to get a Cap (complaint against the police).”

The jury earlier heard Mr Docherty and Mr Forbes were arrested and appeared at court the next day.

Both officers submitted witness statements for the case, which called at Glasgow Sheriff Court on a number of occasions.

The men were due to go on trial but proceedings were dropped after prosecutors made enquiries into the recording made by Mr Docherty.

Feroz and Daly deny all charges.