WA Police vow Constable Ryan Marron won't be dismissed until the government considers his compensation claim Ryan Marron was paralysed after contracting Murray Valley encephalitis while on duty in the Kimberley in 2011. A POLICE officer who became a quadriplegic after contracting a mosquito-borne disease on duty will not be dismissed until the State Government has considered his application for compensation. Constable Ryan Marron was infected with Murray Valley encephalitis while working in the Kimberley in 2011. WA Police has begun the process for dismissing him under a "loss of confidence" motion after finding him medically unfit. But Deputy Commissioner Stephen Brown said today that Constable Marron would not be dismissed before his application for an ex-gratia payment was considered by government. "Ryan Marron is absolutely on the books until government have considered their position in regards to his claim," Mr Brown said. That is unequivocal, take it to the bank, it won't change, as sure as I stand here. Mr Brown made the comment at the WA Police Union annual conference today. He said the process for declaring police officers medically unfit was "undignified" and needed to be changed. Changing that process is part of establishing a workers compensation scheme for WA Police. Mr Brown said WA Police supported the establishment of a workers compensation scheme and would work with the union to that end. Originally published as Cop "won't be sacked before compo decision"