SEVEN police officers assigned to the Southern Division Robbery Squad and CID have been charged with the murders of Abigail Johnson, Allana Duncan and Kerron “Fingers” Eccles.
The instructions to charge the officers—six men and one woman—were given by Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard yesterday evening to a specially hand-picked team of detectives, under the supervision of ACP Raymond Craig, head of the Professional Standards Unit.
The female officer is the mother of a four-month-old baby. She had expressed concern regarding the safety and welfare of her child shortly after her arrest.
During a brief telephone interview last evening, DPP Gaspard confirmed he gave the police advice to charge the officers with the murders of Johnson, Duncan and Eccles.
“I advised the police, earlier, to charge the seven officers with three counts of murder,” Gaspard said.
As word of Gaspard’s advice to charge the officers spread throughout the Police Service, police officers throughout the country expressed shock and concern over the latest developments.
Contacted last evening, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Anti-Crime Operations, Mervyn Richardson, said the law must be allowed to take its course. (Trinidad Express)
