Trial of police officer accused of stealing money aborted

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

Brearna Sloss pleaded not guilty to all the charges she faced on Monday.

The trial for a police officer accused of stealing money handed in by the public has been abandoned.

Brearna Kelsi Sloss, a former acting sergeant, had been on trial at the Christchurch District Court this week. She faced 26 charges - 15 of theft by a person in a special relationship and 11 of accessing a computer system for a dishonest purpose.

She pleaded not guilty to all charges.

A legal issue arose on Tuesday and Judge Tony Zohrab abandoned the trial. The reasons are suppressed.

The case has a nominal callover date of November 28.