A brutal carer who viciously bit a chunk out of a friend's face and spat on a police officer has been struck off the care register. Danielle Gaffar, hailing from Dundee, concealed her jail sentence for a savage nightclub assault while applying for a social care position last year. The 24 year old subsequently assaulted a police officer following a boozy house party, delivering a kick to their head and spitting at them. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has removed the home carer from its register after a damning report.

The SSSC's report admonished Gaffar: "You have been convicted of two violent criminal offences in the space of five years. This demonstrates a disregard for the law, lack of self-control and propensity to violence.", reports the Daily Record. "Your actions resulted in physical, and likely emotional, harm to the victims."

Kyra Strachan, dating Gaffar's ex, suffered severe injury and permanent disfigurement in February 2019 at the hands of her one-time friend. Dundee Sheriff Court was informed that Gaffar and Miss Strachan, both 18 and schoolmates at the time, had a history of close friendship marred by a "disagreement" and lingering animosity.

Strachan was dancing at Aura nightclub when she was blindsided, dragged to the ground, and repeatedly had her head slammed against the floor. Gaffar received a 16-month jail sentence after the Sheriff dismissed defence arguments against imprisonment, deeming her behaviour utterly unacceptable and "reprehensible", highlighting that it had caused "absolute outrage in the community".

The court was informed that Gaffar had been subjected to death threats and even lost her job due to the notoriety of the case. In January of the previous year, Gaffar neglected to reveal her conviction while registering as a support worker for home care. Merely six months on, she faced judgment at Dundee Sheriff Court once again.

It was revealed in court that Gaffar, having consumed alcohol at a social gathering, was thwarted from driving off. Upon being called to the scene, one police officer was kicked in the head by Gaffar as she was being placed into the rear of a police vehicle. Moreover, Gaffar proceeded to spit at the officer during processing for her refusal to provide a breath test and commanding an unregistered vehicle.

Her sentence involved a community payback order, necessitating 186 hours of unpaid labour. Along with this, Gaffar was prohibited from driving for a duration of 13 months. Yet again, she omitted to notify the SSSC of her subsequent conviction. Given no alternative, the watchdog decided to strike Gaffar off the social care register. The statement declared: "The pattern of both violent and dishonest behaviour under consideration is indicative of an underlying values concern which is fundamentally incompatible with registration as a social service worker."

It further highlighted the individual's lack of cooperation, stating: "You have failed to engage with the SSSC investigations into your fitness to practise, therefore your position is not known. Due to your lack of insight, remorse, and assurances in respect of future behaviour the SSSC cannot be assured that there is not an ongoing risk of repetition."

Moreover, the press release admonished: "Your behaviour damages the reputation of the profession and needs to be marked as unacceptable."