More than two months after miner Troy Greenidge went missing, his mother is planning to lodge a complaint with the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) over what she says is the disinterest being shown in the case by the police.
Greenidge, 27, of John Fernandes Housing Scheme, went missing on Wednesday, October 15, when he left to collect his salary from his employer at Diamond, East Bank Demerara at about 7:30am. A formal missing persons report was made on October 18.
A frustrated Seeta Persaud told Stabroek News on Friday of her disappointment at the level of attention being given to the disappearance of her son. “They just sit down with it,” she claimed, as she alleged that the investigation is being tossed around to different police officers. “Every time I go to the station (Providence Police Station), is a different police,” she said, while reiterating her frustration at the progress of the investigation.
In light of her dissatisfaction, Persaud said that she will be lodging a complaint with the PCA.
In an invited comment, Chairman of the PCA retired Justice Cecil Kennard told Stabroek News that whenever the complaint is lodged, based on what she tells the body and depending on the information that was available to the police, a decision would be made on how to proceed. Additionally, the chairman noted the importance of the information available to the police, while explaining the difficulties of locating a missing person with little or no information.
‘A’ Division Commander Clifton Hicken, during a telephone interview on Friday, assured this newspaper that the investigation into Greenidge’s disappearance is ongoing.
Persaud, despite not hearing any word about her son’s whereabouts, is hopeful that he is still alive. “I believe that they (abductors) got he working somewhere,” the woman opined as she called on anyone with information that can lead to him to contact the family on 609-2304 or the nearest police station.
Greenidge was a main witness in the preliminary inquiry related to the murder of Agricola teen Shaquille Grant, who was allegedly shot by police during a police exercise in that community in 2012.
Greenidge was last seen in the vicinity of Agricola clad in a blue jersey and black three-quarter pants.
