Cops due to face charge over fatal Mahaica shooting

More than two weeks after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) recommended that two policemen be charged with shooting Junior Gulliver dead at Strathavon, Cane Grove, Mahaica, the ranks are yet to face court.

Stabroek News was informed that a police file with a recommendation from Chairman of the Police Complaints Autho-rity (PCA) retired Justice Cecil Kennard that a murder charge be instituted against the ranks was delivered to the DPP’s Chambers on October 8th. On October 23rd, the DPP returned the file to the police with advice that the ranks be charged with manslaughter.

It is unclear what has caused the delay in