Officers in court over assault on wheelchair-bound man

(Trinidad Express) – Two Special Reserve Police officers appeared in the San Fernando Magis-trates’ Court yesterday charged with crimes related to the incident at High Street, San Fernando two Saturdays ago involving wheelchair bound hospital patient Robbie Ramcharitar.

Tynesha Phillip and Roger Rajkumar
Tynesha Phillip and Roger Rajkumar

Suspended SRP Roger Rajkumar was charged with misbehaviour in public office.

He was represented    by attorney Shawn Teekasingh, when he appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Mark Wellington.

Rajkumar, who was not asked to enter a plea, was ordered to continue on $20,000 bail. A State attorney will be assigned to prosecute in the case, which as adjourned to May 11.

Meanwhile, a warrant was almost taken out for suspended SRP Tynesha Phillip when her name was called numerous times in the San Fernando First Magistrates’ Court, and she did not appear.

Magistrate Wellington was in the process of obtaining a warrant when Phillip walked in.

She is charged with assaulting and beating Ramcharitar and with maliciously causing damage to a car.

She pleaded not guilty to the offences, and agreed to have the matters heard together.

The cases were adjourned to May 11, and will be heard by a magistrate in the Fourth Court. Phillip, who is out on $15,000 bail was warned by Wellington to be in the courtroom on that day.