Rights activists protest dismissal of charges in Colwyn Harding assault case

A section of the picket outside the Appeal Court.

About ten women gathered outside the Appeal Court in Kingston yesterday with placards, picketing against the recent dismissal of a charge against the two police constables accused of assaulting Colwyn Harding.

Police Constables Devin Singh and Roselle Tilbury-Douglas were jointly charged with assaulting Harding between November 1st and November 13th, 2013, at the Timheri Police Station. However, the charge was dismissed by Magistrate Leron Daly at the Providence Magistrate’s Court owing to insufficient evidence.

Danuta Radzik, a human rights activist on the picket line, said yesterday that they were