A police chief who bared her breast in a drunken tirade against a junior colleague will discover if she keeps her £109,000 a year job next week.

Assistant Chief Constable Rebekah Sutcliffe told Superintendent Sarah Jackson her "credibility was zero" after she had a "boob job" and berated her as a "laughing stock" who would be judged professionally "on the size of her tits".

She then went on to pull down the front of her dress to expose her left breast to her then Greater Manchester Police (GMP) colleague and say: "Look at these, look at these, these are the breasts of someone who has had three children.

"They are ugly but I don't feel the need to pump myself full of silicone to get self-esteem."

A disciplinary panel found her to have breached the standards of professional behaviour relating to respect and courtesy and discreditable conduct, but recommended she should not be sacked, following a gross misconduct hearing last week.

Next Tuesday the hearing will sit again to determine what disciplinary action will be imposed.

The disciplinary panel found her gross misconduct had taken Ms Sutcliffe to "the very precipice of dismissal".

But they recommended to GMP Deputy Chief Constable Ian Pilling that she should receive a final written warning. Mr Pilling is not bound by their recommendation and his decision is final.

Ms Sutcliffe, 47, admitted misconduct in failing to treat Ms Jackson with respect or courtesy and that she abused her position and authority.

She also acknowledged her actions discredited the police service but denied it amounted to gross misconduct.

Ms Jackson, who now works for Cumbria Police, had suffered "great anxiety from the night itself and since" the hearing was told.