Latest update April 16th, 2026 12:40 AM
Discipline Officers who were “sporting”
DEAR EDITOR,
It is deeply disturbing to read that the police told a complainant to pull a corpse out of the water on Sunday and leave it on the side because the police were “sporting” and would attend to the corpse on Monday (Handyman’s Body to be exhumed, KN Oct 2). Thanks for bringing this news to the public’s attention. I cannot believe we have this uncaring type of police force in Guyana.
The man apparently died between Saturday evening and Sunday morning in what appears to be suspicious conditions. The body was supposed to be left untouched to determine if there was foul play. And the police’s job was to report to the site instantly, once a report was made, to carry out an investigation, protect the scene and collect information (evidence, etc.). Sporting is not one of the activities of the police while on official duty.
Which idiot(s) told the complainant to pull the body out of the water and what is going to happen to him (her)? The police captain or whoever was in charge of the police station must be held accountable. Charges of neglect must be brought against those police officers who were made aware of the complaint and did nothing about it. Their behaviour is crude and crass. It is conduct unbecoming of a police officer. It is unacceptable in this day and age. It is no wonder why people have little confidence in the police force.
Police Commissioner Leroy Brumell must discipline those officers. They don’t belong in the force. In N.Y, they would be suspended without pay and criminal charges filed against them.
Vishnu Bisram
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