A Policeman accused of stalking the mother of his child questioned his arresting officer in Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Robert Butterfield, 36, of Old Military Road, St. George’s denies stalking the women who is the mother of his child between July 1 and July 25 last year.

Butterfield, who is defending himself after firing two lawyers, cross-examined the prosecution’s witness Supervising Sergeant Ann Phillips, who arrested Butterfield on July 22 last year.

Ms Phillips told court on July 21 last year when she spoke with the complainant, the complainant told her there was a restraining letter by her mother against Butterfield and she requested he not approach her property unless he was picking up their daughter or dropping her off.

Ms Phillips told the court when Butterfield called her the next day near the complainant’s house, she warned Butterfield about being there and told him about the restraining letter and request by the complainant to stay away.

Ms Phillips then told court she called the complainant after talking to him and the complainant requested the arrest of Butterfield.

When she arrested Butterfield, Ms Phillips said she was following procedure and was making the arrest based on the circumstances, which led up to July 22 and for the safety of the complainant.

Ms Phillips said: “I arrested you based on the information and conversation of the complainant and the powers afforded me by the Stalking Act.”

Butterfield continued a line of questioning about the ability of Ms Phillips to arrest him while he was sitting across from the complainant’s property and later alleged he was arrested because he was a Police Officer.

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

On Thursday the complainant and her mother both took the stand for the prosecution accusing Butterfield of stalking the complainant between July 1 and July 25 of last year.

The complainant’s mother said she had known Butterfield for six or seven years through her daughter, but for the last three or four years her relationship with him was not good and therefore took out a restraining letter on him on July 12 last year.

She also gave evidence that on July 21 she called the Police after she saw him throw a baby stroller at her daughter, which did not hit her and the day after he walked into her house without knocking, picked up his baby daughter played with her for a while and left.

The mother of the complainant also alleged later in the day at the supermarket he walked up to her and her daughter, picked up her granddaughter from the carriage she was in.

She said her daughter told him to put the baby back and she left because “he makes me nervous and at that point I had pains in my chest.”

Butterfield is suspended from Bermuda Police Service. The case continues.