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Jan 24, 2013 News
… statements not presented in court
Relatives of Eileen Gibson, the woman beaten during a robbery last year, are fearful that the criminal matter involving a police officer’s son will slip through the cracks because of a suspected cover up. The woman’s family said that the matter which is before Magistrate Leslie Sobers at the Providence Magistrate’s Court may be dismissed because police officers have continuously failed to present statements in the matter, despite the victim giving a full report to the relevant officers.
Kizzy Bevney, a daughter of the 56-year-old victim, said that her family is extremely upset at what appears to be an attempt by the police to frustrate justice. The woman said that on December 26, last, her mother who operates a small shop at her Kuru Kuru, Soesdyke, Linden Highway premises, was beaten unconscious by a distant member of the family whom she named.
During the robbery which they said occurred around 22:00hours, the man took away $14,000 in cash. The man reportedly sought to cause greater harm to the elderly woman when he fetched her to the back of the shop “to do God knows what.”
Bevney said that her mother who lives alone was spared when she pretended to be dead and later started behaving deranged and delusional. This caused the alleged crook to runaway.
A report, Bevney said, was made to the Timehri Police Station where the mother of the alleged culprit works (name given). Bevney said that the culprit was detained by police for one day but was later released.
The matter was however taken to the Providence Court, Bevney said, after a news report. On January 16, when the matter was called before the Magistrate for the second time, Bevney said no statements were available.
At the earlier hearing, there were no statements available, too, Bevney said. The Magistrate has thus threatened to dismiss the matter on February 1 if officers do not provide the statements to start the trial.
Bevney also charged that since the start of the matter, police have not made any contact with the family. “They never told us we have to go to court. They never gave us a date or told us anything about the matter going to Providence.”
The woman said that she wants the police to do the right thing and have the statements available on the next court date. She said that the police should be responsible and should uphold the law.
When Kaieteur News made contact with the Timehri Police Station, the officer on duty said that no one was available to speak on the matter. He claimed that the investigating rank was not at the station and he could not provide any information on the issue.
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