A FORMER police officer who claimed colleagues dubbed him “PC Sicko” has had his tribunal claims for racial, religious and disability discrimination rejected.

Tabarik Zabier, who joined Lancashire Police in 2000, said he had been treated differently by his colleagues, and that civilian staff had nicknamed him “PC Sicko” on internal radio systems.

The Blackburn father-of-three also claimed a fellow officer used offensive words and insulted his religion, and that an inspector had assaulted him by hitting the back of his head with a rolled-up newspaper.

Police chiefs told the tribunal in Manchester that paperwork lost by Mr Zabier had meant two cases of racially-motivated crime being dropped. He was given a written warning after the papers later turned up on his desk.

Mr Zabier had been away from work on long sickness periods since 2006.

Bosses said civilian staff had been stopped from using nicknames on radios because their behaviour was “inappropriate”, but said nicknames had been used for all beat officers.

Deputy Chief Constable Mike Cunningham said: " I am satisfied with the decision of the tribunal, which rejected Mr Zabier' s claim for disability and race discrimination and discrimination on the grounds of religion and belief.

" We take the welfare of our officers and staff extremely seriously and we will always do whatever we can to accommodate people's needs, wherever possible, however we are not afraid to challenge poor performance where it exists.

" The tribunal panel did identify some areas for improvement, such as around keeping proper documentation and the constabulary will seek to make any improvements necessary."