EXCLUSIVE: Teen brutally abused by Cops – Family alleges
It was close to midnight March 6, 2015 that this news site was alerted to the incident and in speaking with a close family member it was related that the teen, along with others, were out on the block for a usual weekend hang when police officers allegedly pounced on them.
“The police ran him down, they beat him, they tasered him three times, they sprayed mace in his face five times, they stripped him of his clothes and left him,” alleged the family member. It was explained that the young man was at the time in the vicinity of De Coal Pot, where youths in the area frequent to access WiFi internet and so was the young man when he encountered the policemen.
“Imagine they stripped him, leaving him naked as he was born, they took his clothes, his shoe and his iPad, and left him naked, naked, naked, that is after chasing him in a dark area.”
Asked why the boy ran from the police officers it was related that it was spontaneous as there were a group of young men close by who the teens noticed all dropping what they were doing at the time and running and not knowing exactly what was going on he too ran.
“The father even took picture of his child left naked in the street by these police,” it was further alleged. At the time of the incident the boy’s father was in a bar a bit further down the street and, according to reports, persons including the father heard the crying out and asked, Who is that?, “And when he was told that it was his son, he ran to aid his son when the police pointed gun at him the father and all the father wanted to do was to get his son.”
It was alleged that there were three police officers, two who chased the teen and abused him and one who was in the vehicle. “These were officers in the task force. It was after the father intervened the third officer drove the vehicle up, put the goods in the vehicle and drove off,” a family member alleged.
In shock, anger and disgust the father ran into his apartment to get clothes to cover his son as they were living not too far off.
The lad who was reportedly left bleeding and wounded was immediately rushed to Peebles Hospital as he was said to have been in much pain. While there the family members said they called the Road Town Police Station and informed them of the incident and requested that someone meet them there to take a statement and see the condition of the child but was told, “She (a female police officer who responded to the call) said that she has to speak to her inspector first before anyone can come here (Peebles Hospital) and assist us in making a report.”
A family member said, “We are not letting this slide, too much police brutality gone under the rug and we are not going to let this slide and go under the bridge like all the others.”
They said that since no police turned up at the hospital, after the child was treated and sent away by the medical doctors, they then went to the Road Town Police Station to make an official report and were told that they have to return today, match 7, 2015 to meet with the Police officer who deals with complaints against police officers.
The family member said that they subsequently learnt that the said officer does not work on weekends and public holidays but checks will still be made to verify same during the course of today, otherwise they will seek audience with the relevant authorities on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.
When contacted, Police Public Relations Officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Diane Drayton said, "Police are investigating an incident which occurred at Little Apple Bay area last evening. Officers on mobile patrol conducted a search of one person and a quantity of drugs was recovered. Investigations are continuing as the person escaped lawful custody. Police are also conducting investigations into a complaint against the police resulting from the incident."
Commissioner of Police David Morris could not be reached for comment up to post time today.
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127 Responses to “EXCLUSIVE: Teen brutally abused by Cops – Family alleges”
The Gov, if possible should seek the means to have prisoners housed on other Islands, possibly the islands of their heritage and perhaps some in London.
As far as a march, one long line marching to the airport for a LIAt flight out of the BVI permanently would be what I call a welcome march.
The BVI does not have to revert to what once was, it just needs to make sensible choices regarding the installation of a citzenry that is more conducive to a law abiding country.
Immigration reform with an effort to change the current demographics for a better BVI.
I HATE TO READ THE NEWS FOR A FEW REASONS AND ONE IS TO SEE ALL THESE STUPID COMMENTS FROM ILLITERATE PPL I HATE IT SO MUCH WHO SAYS THATS ONLY EXPATS THATS CAUSING TROUBLE HERE?
COME ON YOU ALL NEED TO WAKE UP AND STOP BEING STUPID,SPEAK WITH SENSE SHOW THE WORLD YOU'RE MORE EDUCATED THAN THEY THINK.
WE ALL HAVE TO START TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE LOVE IN OUR HEARTS.
THERE IS SO MUCH I WANT TO SAY BUT........
We are all entitled to our opinion, yes I get it. But some of you people just need to walk around and keep your eyes opened and your mouth shut. Just shut the hell up!!!!! Always some negative bull crap to be posted on every story released.
Hope when it turns out that they attack somebody for your family or your friends you make the same useless remarks about their situation. Y'all people here need to grow the hell up.....
Wtf!!!!!!!! To the police,don't bring that American sh.t here to the V.I. I know it's two sides to a story,But what I'm seeing in those pictures says it all.
Darting through thorns on hands and knees to avoid the police?
Those guys do not congregate there for Bible Study.
luc.ky
Tis We and /or We children clogging the Courts and the prison
TisWe who have destroyed the quality of life of the generous BVIslanders.
You know what I am saying is the but We do not know to
Live and function any other way.
We are %$#& everywhere our poor ashes call home.
Bet it was not a Filipinl,or South African,or Australian,...
If you live or have ever driven thru that area you know that free internet and nightly lime is not the only thing that goes on there. The boys gatherer there smoke and sell their weed not to mention cause a problem for the nearby guess house and business places.
This is a one-sided propagandist story given by a family member. That boy was found with d...s and placed under a...st put up a fight with the police causing his clothes to come off in the struggle. When his father and the rest came put their self between the police and the boy and told him to run, which he did straight in the bushes.
Think how the heck else would he get those kind of bruises certainly not from no night-stick but rather running thru the bushes and catch and keep. THINK!!!!!!!
HOWEVER; If the officers did this unjustifiably they need to fired and sentenced. If the officers are not from here; they need to subsequently be deported.
When the father showed up to rescue his naked child from Street he was told he couldn't with a gun to his face...
Even if the kid was found with anything, why didn't they take him into custody? They decided instead to do the most inhumane thing, beat him up and left him naked on the street.
It should have been my kid and a gun to my head after abusing my child!
Money know which tree fuh climb; you're a fa$$et with a weapon big man
Seeing is believing. Way the picture? LOLLOL
For a youngster, he sure has a lot of scars . Seems to have been around the block a few times.
If that had happened, it would have been a medical miracle. People don,t die from skinned knees and kasha scrapes.
Gloria you are always condoning nonsense! If the boy run away from Police at night deep in the bushes while his Father and others trying obstruct them what the hell you want them to do? The boy didn't want help, he wanted to get away that's why the bushes scrape off his skin. How did the Police assault him? The Police had long finger nails and gave him a good scratching? Give me a damn break! Our kids will never get better once we continue to support "£$%.
You need to resign.
close down the police force and lets run the bvi like the wild wild west.LAWLESS!
The photographs look like those of a person running through bushes, but unless the truth comes out there will always be two sides to this incident.
The use of body cameras by Police abroad is very successful in showing exactly what happened. Body cameras would be welcomed here to resolve these incidents. They also reduce crime and reduce complaints against Police.
I believe the shoulder wounds are as a result of the dude running in the bushes, but the knees are not the result of a fall only. The cops probably root his @$$ up while he was down causing all the skin to be removed from his knees. Two wrongs do not make a right! There are some serious allegations flying around.
The true story isn't even close to what's written here, but I guess the site have to put the part of the information that they get. Its a culture around the world to hate on the police, so its easy to use any story that is against the police true or not and go mass on it. Let the dude had kill the police during that incident, then it would have being different. The gov and society just hate the police to a point where they should hire security guards to look after the country and close down the force. Easy fix and keep moving, everyone happy.
It takes very little for these youths to lose their clothes off their bodies.
No belt on a pants and underware that is several sizes too large. It wasn't too long ago one took his last breath in a public street,partially clothed as he attempted to run away from gunfire. They wannabe USA fashioned. be your self and your best self. Copycats are losers.
WTF they took his clothes . But what the H**l
thats RAPE, the family should sue
What happen when someone is tased? high voltage of electricity is induced in the body, or sprayed with mace? well. Lets research it. I need to hear the other side of the story. Well with all respect for the young lad, no one need to be disrespect in such way, seem like SELMA is approach here in the VI.
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