Ruling that police officers were both negligent and reckless in their discharge of gunfire in front of the White Castle Fish Shop back in 2012, which claimed the life of “innocent bystander” Dameon Belgrave, Justice Sandil Kissoon yesterday awarded damages in excess of $20 million to the young man’s mother, for his wrongful death.
Following her son’s death, Donna Sulker had taken the state to court, seeking damages for what she said was his wrongful death by members of the Guyana Police Force, whom she said deprived him of his fundamental right to life. The action was brought against the Commissioner of Police and Attorney General (AG).
In handing down his judgment, Justice Kissoon said that contrary to the Attorney General’s claims on behalf of the police force that the officers were acting in the lawful execution of their duties, there was evidence which substantiated that the police did so “recklessly and negligently.”
