Atwell’s mother says there were no grounds for police to search her place

A copy of the search warrant for Debbie Tyson’s residence

-says she was not told of cannabis in alleyway

By Shuntel Glasgow

Debbie Tyson  says there were no grounds whatsoever for the recent police search for narcotics at her Lot 86 BB Eccles, East Bank Demerara home which came up empty-handed. The woman also said that a copy of the warrant was not left with her.

Tyson, the mother of social media activist Melissa Atwell,  told Stabroek News yesterday in an interview, that on Tuesday she was at home at about 4 pm when she heard a knock on the door. She walked to the back door and a police rank who was standing there, instructed her to open the front door. Upon doing so, a female rank, accompanied by Assistant Superintendent Mahendra Singh, and other ranks entered the home. A document that was stated to be a warrant was presented to Tyson.