The state opted to make a $1.5 million payout to Junior Thornton, whose hands were badly burnt while in police custody, for the violation of his constitutional rights, instead of having the case decided by a judge but to date he has not received a cent.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall on behalf of the state put a sum of $1.5 million to Thornton’s lawyer Dexter Todd and it was accepted. The court ordered that the settlement was to be paid over to the 20-year-old by December 15 last year. More than a month later, a still terrified Thornton is yet to be paid or told when the money would be available.
During a recent interview, the young man who still suffers from nightmares and physical pain as a result of the injuries urged those in
