A Policeman accused of stalking the mother of his child called the case against him a “travesty of justice”.

It is alleged that Robert Butterfield followed his ex-girlfriend on several occasions between July 1 and July 25 last year and acted in an abusive manner.

Butterfield, 36, of Old Military Road, St. George’s, denies the stalking charge and in his defence yesterday at Magistrates’ Court he argued the prosecution’s case was a “stitch-up” by the Police and the mother of his child.

He said: “Nowhere in her evidence did my ex-partner say I assaulted her.

“So what could have made her so afraid of me? She was lying when she said she was afraid of me.

“At no time up to July 21 did she say I couldn’t come up to the house. If I was picking up the child every day is stalking, why didn’t she report it to the Police?”

Earlier in the trial supervising Sgt. Ann Phillips told the court she received a call from Butterfield on July 21 and told him about the restraining letter. She said she told him to stay away from the house.

However, Butterfield told Magistrates Court he did not know about the letter when he attended the residence of his ex-partner on July 22 to pick his 20-month-old daughter.

When Sgt. Phillips arrived at the home on July 22 after a complaint by the mother, she arrested him.

Butterfield, who is defending himself after firing two lawyers, claimed, yesterday in court that the mother of his child and Sgt. Phillips were lying because they constantly changed their testimony.

He said: “Sergeant Phillips made up her mind I was guilty and didn’t collect the evidence. She mentions less important information in the statement and not the registered letter.”

He also claimed the mother of his child was never forced to spend time with him and her evidence on the stand was ‘chopping and changing’ from what actually happened.

Senior Crown counsel Paula Tyndale in her submissions said: “It is quite apparent that his submissions are out to demonise Sgt. Phillips.

“In respect to Sgt. Phillips there is no evidence where this can be sustained that she provided evidence to just get a conviction. She had no reason to create an alliance against the defendant.”

Magistrate Juan Wolffe has asked this newspaper to exercise discretion in naming the complainant, and an editorial decision has been made not to do so.

Butterfield is currently suspended from the Bermuda Police Service.

Mr. Wolffe adjourned the trial and he is expected to rule on the matter next month.