A SENIOR council official was sacked from his £50,000-a-year post after prodding a female colleague in the breast so hard she was left with bruising.
Alan Hasson was dismissed as head of community services at Scottish Borders Council after prodding the woman following a "fraught" meeting.
Marjorie Hutton said the prod was in an intimate area and she felt it was "meant". But she added it was not done in a sexual way.
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