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Attorney General/Police slapped with $50M dollar lawsuit

Sep 17, 2011 News

 

 

 

Yadram Rooney, an East Canje resident who was allegedly shot by a Police Inspector Cumberbatch on  March 15, last at his Number Two East Canje Home has filed a $50M lawsuit against the Attorney General.
Rooney is being represented by Attorney at Law Mursalene Bacchus.
The plaintiff is claiming the money as damages and compensation for trespass (Assault and battery) to the person.
In the order, Police Inspector Cumberbatch of the Guyana Police Force a servant or agent of the state of Guyana is said to have shot Rooney with a firearm at Number Two village East Canje Berbice  resulting in injuries, losses and damage to his person.
On the day in question Rooney was at home when a car driven by the gas station owner with Cumberbatch inside pulled up in front of his house.
The men accosted Rooney and demanded that he enter the car. He refused and was shot by Cumberbatch.
According to Bacchus at the time Rooney did not know who Cumberbatch was. Police from New Amsterdam subsequently arrived and took Cumberbatch and others into custody. Rooney who was seriously injured was hospitalized.
At the time it was alleged that Cumberbatch was working as an enforcer for a gas station owner, one Bangat, of the East Coast Demerara.
The allegations were that Rooney, who once worked at the gas station, had stolen some money from the gas station owner.

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