A disgraced former police officer who strangled his longtime lover to death after she confessed their decade-long 𝒶𝒻𝒻𝒶𝒾𝓇 to his wife could be set free years early under a controversial government plan. Timothy Brehmer, once a constable with Dorset Police, was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for killing Claire Parry, a mother of two.
Brehmer was locked up in 2020 after a jury cleared him of murder but found him guilty of manslaughter, a decision that sparked debate. The Court of Appeal later added three years to his sentence, with the judge stating that too little weight had been given to the horrific details of the case. Now, reports suggest he could walk free after serving just half of that time.
On the day of the killing, Brehmer told his wife, Martha, he was going out to pick up steaks for a family barbecue. Hours later, she received a text from his phone that read, “I am 𝒸𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 on you.” Court documents claim Claire sent the message after growing angry and upset with her lover.
Claire had reportedly discovered Brehmer was involved with at least two other women, earning him the nickname “Mr Smooth” among his mistresses. In the days before her death, she believed both her marriage and her relationship with Brehmer were falling apart. The fatal confrontation happened in the car park of the Horns Inn pub in Dorset on May 9, where Brehmer strangled her, causing unsurvivable brain injuries.
She died in the hospital the next day.
Bodycam footage from paramedics showed Brehmer sobbing, “I’ve f***ed up,” after the attack. The early release scheme, designed to free up prison space, could see offenders let out as soon as October. Home affairs spokesman Chris Philp called the potential release an insult to Claire’s memory, saying the Labour government doesn’t take domestic killings seriously.
The scheme sparked public outrage after it was revealed that thugs involved in the death of newlywed PC Harper were also up for early release. Now, with Brehmer reportedly in line for freedom, questions are swirling about who else might be let out. What happens next in this case could change everything.
