Jennifer Validen, the widow of the biker who was found dead on the Montrose public road on Wednesday, is accusing investigators of ignoring evidence that suggests that her husband might have been killed.
Police have so far said that Jonathan Validen, 43, a national of Canada, lost control of his bike and fell.
However, his widow says the police are not doing a thorough investigation of the accident and she is determined to go to the ends to have justice served. If the police do not want to do anything, she plans to visit to the Canadian High Commission for assistance, she said.
Jennifer told Stabroek News that police are disputing that a piece of a number plate, which she found at the scene of the accident, might have broken off from another vehicle as a result of a collision with her husband. The woman said that police told her the piece of the number plate might have been at the scene long before the accident.
She also said that the police have concluded that the accident is as a result of the motor cycle toppling over—a claim which she is strongly doubtful of since she believes that the damage to her husband’s bike tells a different story. She said from her observation, the major damage on the cycle is at the rear, which suggests the cycle might have been hit from the back.
Jennifer is also in possession of the helmet that her husband was wearing at the time of the accident, which she collected from the scene of the accident. Although her husband’s head bore a visible wound, which should have resulted in the helmet being blood stained, she said it was blood-free. She is also questioning why the police didn’t collect the helmet as evidence. “It look like they (the police) don’t have no time with the investigation,” the woman lamented.
She also related that the discovery of her husband’s body was made early in the morning on Wednesday but it was only after she began complaining that the police took a statement from her in the afternoon.
The widow also said that the police wanted her to pay to transport the damaged motorcycle from the accident scene to the police station—a request which she promptly refused to comply with, she said.
While at the police station, Jennifer said that she requested the opinion of a mechanic as to the cause of the damage on the bike. The mechanic, she said, ruled out that it might have “toppled over,” which the police are claiming.
“All I want for my husband is justice,” the woman stressed.
Jonathan Validen was the only son of Dr Charles Validen, who was found dead at his home in August of 2012. He came to Guyana to bury his father after his body went unclaimed for more than six weeks. The doctor had no relatives living in Guyana at the time.
