Belgrave case file still incomplete – Persaud

The file for the Dameon Belgrave shooting is still with the Police Complaints Authority for review Crime Chief, Seelall Persaud, said yesterday.

Persaud noted that the post-mortem report is still to be handed over by pathologist, Dr Vivekanand Brijmohan, who said that it would take about a week for him to prepare it.

Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, Cecil Kennard, has to have the complete file, which must include the post-mortem report before he can review it. The file will then be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who will make the final decision on the matter.

The three policemen implicated in the killings are under observation, which means they are not in custody, Persaud added.
Belgrave, 21, of Middle Street, Pouderoyen, West Bank Demerara, was fatally shot at the White Castle Fish Shop on Hadfield Street, on Friday night by police who were after some boys in a car. He would have celebrated his 22nd birthday the day after his death. He will be laid to rest today.