Nickera Smith case getting highest priority - RVIPF
He was speaking on Tuesday May 3, 2016 during a press conference held at Police Headquarters on Waterfront Drive on the main island of Tortola.
Remains unearthed at Hawk’s Nest on Tortola on March 29, 2016 have been said to be positively identified as those of Nickera Smith who went missing in February this year. The 22 year old was an employee of Colonial Insurance.
Virgin Islands News Online had first and accurately reported that the body was positively identified as Smith's.
“You will all be aware of the missing young lady from the islands which is sadly now a murder inquiry. And that is receiving top priority by the Superintendent (of Crime) as we speak,” Matthews said during the press conference.
However, when asked whether the RVIPF is close to solving the case, Matthews said, “I am not going to make any comment on whether we are closer to solving any case because that would be unfair to the detectives. And you will never see me talk about the details of an ongoing inquiry like that.”
The Commissioner said he was not prepared to make public the forensic report of the remains found.
“We will be in breach of all of the criminal laws if we made that available. Because that will form a critical part of any prosecution and the only people allowed to see that in advance are the investigators and the Director of Public Prosecutions," he said.
Matthews spoke of the dangers of making such information public in advance as it could hamper the Prosecution's case.
"If we put an offender on trial and that offender's defence stands up and says 'you shared half the evidence with the press in advance therefore my client cannot get a fair trial', what you will see is serious offenders getting off time and time again,” he said.
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16 Responses to “Nickera Smith case getting highest priority - RVIPF”
a money reward for info won't hurt either. whatever it takes.
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