Quancy John, the ex-policeman who is accused of killing Patentia Secondary School student Kelvin Frazer, told investigators that the teen grabbed his weapon and it fired accidently during a scuffle.
This is according to police witness Elson Baird, who investigated the fatal shooting of the 16-year-old. Fraser was allegedly shot and killed by the rank while he was reportedly fleeing police officers who had gone to the school following complaints of young men interfering with girls at the schools.
Testifying yesterday at the trial of John, who is charged with the murder of Fraser, Baird told Justice Franklyn Holder and a 12-member jury that he had visited John at the Wales Police Station and received information that the policeman was under close arrest. He said ranks were only placed under close arrest following an allegation of misconduct and they were confined to