Relatives of murdered 9-yr-old feel justice failed as convicted duo freed on appeal

Tiab Gafoor

For the relatives of Tiab Gafoor, who was brutally stabbed to death in 2000, when he was just 9 years old, the recent freeing of the duo convicted of his murder by the Court of Appeal has left them feeling as though the justice system has failed them, but they are prepared to take the case to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ).

A distraught Imran Gafoor, Tiab’s father, said the outcome of the appeal came as a total shock to him; he was never even aware that the matter was being appealed. A legal source has since said that the DPP can file an appeal to the CCJ within 3 days of the decision. If for some reason that deadline cannot be reached, this newspaper was told special leave