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Albouystown family claims excessive force by police ranks
An Albouystown family said that it is now fearful for the safety of a young man who was beaten late yesterday and then thrown into a police patrol vehicle and taken away.
Annmarie Soodoo said that her 20-year-old old brother was mercilessly beaten and gun butted by a man who identified himself as a plainclothes police rank. The incident occurred around 18:30 hours at Hill Street, Albouystown.
Ms. Soodoo said that she and several other family members and friends were standing in front of their home when they noticed a man in casual clothing riding around on a motor cycle and communicating with someone on his cellular phone.
“This man deh riding around the place and circling all the time and then he just ride up to me brother and snatch he so I grab onto me brother I ask he, who he be and wha he want with me brother.”
The spent shell which was left behind after the scuffle with Ms. Soodoo and the police rank.
The woman said that after she grabbed onto her brother, Jonathan Soodoo, she and the man ended up in a scuffle.
“Me and he start a li’l scramble and I didn’t realize he had a gun until he shoot off the gun so I just loose off and run and he call a police vehicle.”
According to Ms. Soodoo when the police vehicle arrived on the scene the other ranks dragged her brother into the vehicle even as she and other relatives tried to enquire from the ranks where they were taking the young man.
“All they kept saying was wa de f^%$ yall feel? You could run forever? We gon kill yo sk**”.
According to Soodoo her brother has had run-ins with the police before and was arrested in the past but the least the police could have done was to indicate what he was wanted for.
“My brother ain’t no peach but even if they come fuh he they must tell we something. We ask where they carrying he and they just cussing up and aint telling we way they going with he.”
Meanwhile residents who witnessed the incident said they are not pleased with the way the police rank operated.
“This place had children running around. What if the bullet de hit a child? What they woulda say? Sorry?” one resident questioned. Up to press time yesterday relatives were still unaware of Soodoo’s whereabouts.
Residents further called for the police to carry out their work in a more professional manner.
Only a week ago a similar incident occurred in Sophia when police ranks opened fire indiscriminately. During that incident a woman collapsed and died. An investigation into that incident has been launched.
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