The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has instructed the police to conduct further investigations into last month’s fatal accident in which Conrad Alleyne, 64, lost his life after he was allegedly struck down by a senior member of the Guyana Police Force.
This is according to a reliable source, who told Stabroek News that the police file was received by the DPP’s Chambers earlier this week as a priority case.
The source said it was reviewed by state counsel and it was realised that the police had not conducted a thorough probe and further work needed to be done.
As a result, the file was immediately returned to the police, the source added.
On Monday, Divisional Commander Edmond Cooper had told Stabroek News that the police had since wrapped up their investigation and the file was sent for legal advice.
The accident occurred around 7.20 pm on September 12th along the Boerasirie Bridge, on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) Public Road, while Alleyne, of 33 Hague, WCD, was riding his bicycle over the bridge.
The vehicle which struck him, a Toyota RAV4 bearing licence plate PTT 992, was driven by Deputy Superintendent of Police Patrick Todd, who is the Officer-in-Charge of the No.2 Sub-Division in ‘D’ Division (West Demerara),
The police, in a statement, had said that the preliminary investigation revealed that Todd was travelling east along the northern side of the Boerasirie Bridge when he suddenly felt an impact.
Upon investigating, the officer saw Alleyne lying on the bridge with injuries about his body.
Alleyne was picked up in a semi-conscious condition and rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he received medical attention before he was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. He, however, succumbed on his way, the statement had explained.
During the initial stages of the investigation, Todd was administered a breathalyser test and his breath alcohol content was found to be above the legal limit.
