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A sacked police officer who was dismissed after racially abusing Asian takeaway staff has got her job back - and £15,000 to boot.

Katie Barratt hurled racial slurs while waiting for her food to be prepared at the Spice of Punjab during a staff night out for Northumbria Police.

"I wish these f****** p**** would hurry up with my pizza" she fumed, and was sacked after bosses overheard them, reports ChronicleLive.

She also branded them "n*****s."

Barrat - whose comments were not heard by staff - was instantly dismissed for gross misconduct despite over 20 character references.

But a panel overturned that "unreasonable" ruling on Monday.

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She can now return to the beat, and the force will have to hand her at least £15,000 in back pay, Chronicle Live reports.

Barratt and her mum wept as she was given the green light to resume her lifelong dream of being an officer.

Despite her abusive outburst, Barratt - who is in her 20s - previously claimed “there’s no deep, meaningful racism in me”.

And at last June's misconduct hearing, her solicitor Guy Ladenburg claimed it was an “isolated event, quite out of character”.

On that night in December 2017, she was described by two colleagues as being so drunk she couldn't walk properly.

Barratt claimed she wasn't a racist and that what unfolded was "not a true reflection of who I am at all.”

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“I’m really sorry for what I’ve done. I can’t emphasise how sorry I am," she added.

"It’s my dream job. It’s all I wanted to do since I was little.

“I know the effects racial abuse have on the community. I’m absolutely devastated that I have had that effect on the community.

“In the last six months I have had time to reflect on my actions and I will never ever repeat again what happened that night."

She continued: “I have matured a lot. I don’t go out anymore, I don’t drink. I‘m pleading with you to please give me another chance.”

The force fought to block her return, however, claiming her slurs could “seriously damage” the police’s reputation.

“Sadly it confirms a stereotype that is unfortunately held in some communities about the police," said the force's barrister Steven Reid.

Questions will now also be asked whether PC Barratt can and will work police Asian communities.

The panel heard how she'd find that hard after her picture was widely used in national media.

And even her own barrister admitted the slurs she used were an "abomination".

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As shocked colleagues watched on in the Spice of Punjab, PC Barratt said:

"I wish these f****** p**** would hurry up with my pizza".

It was also claimed she had called them "n*****s, something PC Barratt never denied.

But her barrister Guy Ladenburg said she had come from a "police family" and had a promising career before the 2017 incident.

The meeting heard staff had been buying PC Barratt drinks all night at the 2017 Christmas "jolly" but she had since addressed that.

"She’s not touched a drop of drink after this incident," said Mr Landenburg.

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And he said she felt that she shouldn't have been sacked "because it is not the worst kind of racism".

Instead he claimed it was a one-off for which she should be given a second chance rather than the "nuclear option" of dismissal.

However Steven Reid, on behalf of the police, states the force felt no racism from an officer - on or off-duty - was ever acceptable.

“The appellant didn’t go out that night to deliberately racially abuse members of the public," he stated.

“But the fact remains she did.”

PC Barratt accepted “it was only luck” nobody else bar her colleagues heard her slurs, adding: “She knew she was being racist”.

“Her prejudice on that evening leaked out.”

The three-person panel downgraded her punishment to a final warning after two hours of deliberations.

The panel's chair Dorian Lovell-Park said it "roundly condemned" her comments - but then wished her luck with resuming her career.

Detective Superintendent Sav Patsalos, head of Northumbria Police’s professional standards department, said: “We acknowledge the decision of the independent panel and will now take some time to review its findings.

“It is important to recognise that the decision to dismiss PC Barratt was taken by an independent panel and it was within the officer’s rights to appeal this decision.

“A second independent panel has today overturned the decision to dismiss the officer but they agreed the language she used was unacceptable and agreed with the finding of gross misconduct.

“This was recognised by a colleague who rightly came forward to report the comments and this reflects the culture within the Force where people have the confidence to speak up and challenge this kind of behaviour.

“We expect officers and staff to maintain the highest levels of professionalism at all times and I want to assure the public that we are committed to taking positive action when individuals fall below the expected standards of behaviour.”

This weekend, BirminghamLive reported how vile racist abuse has been tagged onto a popular Indian takeaway, leaving the owner questioning: "Where am I living now?"

Distraught Muzibur Rahman, who runs Saffron Indian Takeaway in Solihull , says he feels "victimised and incredibly hurt".

The word "P***" was emblazoned on the shutters of the longstanding curry house in huge black graffiti.

Mr Rahman first opened up Saffron Indian Takeaway in Damsen Lane back in 1995, setting up in Solihull 24 years ago.

"Well, I'm devastated," he said.

"I can't really express my feelings. This is something very unusual that has happened.

"In a long time we have been in Solihull, this kind of thing has never happened before.

"I've got lots of customers, friendly people living here and they use us regularly. Nobody said nothing [like this ]to us at all.

"We've never felt like we're from another country. This is like our home for us."

Mr Rahman, a dad-of-three, moved to the UK from Bangladesh in the 1980s, before settling in Birmingham in 1991.

The 52-year-old was disgusted with what was a targeted racial attack on his business.

"It happened between 11pm on Tuesday (March 19) and Wednesday morning," he explained.

"It's still on the shutters now. I just don't understand. Where am I living now? I belong in Solihull, England is my country.

"I just feel victimised, incredibly hurt.

"I had my 19-year-old son text me to see if I was OK.

"My family were waiting for me as I pulled up at home when I finished work the other night, to see if I was OK."

West Midlands Police, meanwhile, confirmed it is investigating. Officers are due to visit Mr Rahman over the weekend.

Elsewhere, and in another racist vandal attack, a derelict pub in Kingstanding was tagged with, "England, No P****".

The disgusting graffiti was spray-painted onto the walls of The Kingstanding, close to the shopping centre precicnt.

It was reported on Thursday. Graffiti was scrawled all across the building, which has been described as an eyesore by locals.

A local volunteer, who works at the YMCA charity shop in Kingstanding, also picked up discarded needles around the pub.