Nineteen-year-old Junior Thornton, who alleges that police officers at the Sparendaam police station burnt his hands, has been released from the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) Burn Care Unit and is asking for swift justice.
Thornton yesterday complained of pains he feels as a result of his burnt hands and enduring cognitive problems as a side effect of the medication given to him for treatment of the burns.
Thornton also said he was beaten and kicked about his body by officers prior to
