The police are currently investigating the conduct of the Rural Constable (RC) who allegedly encouraged Good Hope resident Vashtie Mahase to accompany her in order to serve her partner a protection order on the day she was brutally chopped.
This is according to Commander of ‘C’ Divi-sion Calvin Brutus, who when contacted for an update on the matter yesterday told Stabroek News that the rank has resumed duty and was questioned.
“She (the rank) has resumed and a file is being compiled on her conduct,” Brutus said.
Following the incident, Brutus had told this newspaper that the rank was on sick leave.
He had also said that the search for the suspect, Fazil Osman, is ongoing and visits have been made to his home since that is the only address the police have for him.
Family members, he had said, were not cooperating with the police even though persons in the neighbourhood have reported sightings of the man.
Mahase, 21, was chopped on February 24th, allegedly by her Osman, a 39-year-old farmer of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
Prior to being chopped, Mahase had reported to the police at the Mahaica Police Station that Osman had beaten her. The investigating rank later instructed that she return with her alleged abuser, who by then had accused her of stealing his money when she visited their house to remove her clothes.
Before that, she had asked the police to accompany her to the house but they said they had no ranks. The alleged perpetrator demanded that she repay the money and when she indicated she was unable to do so, Mahase said the rank told her to see if they could reconcile.
On February 24th, she had enough and returned to the station and asked that the man be served a protection order.
She was told she had to accompany the female RC to identify the man and even though she expressed concerns about doing so, she was reportedly told that she had to accompany the officer. After the suspect attacked Mahase, the RC fled for her safety.
Mahase was discharged from the hospital last week but was forced to flee her home in fear for her safety.
Her mother, Zorina Mahase, had told this newspaper that the suspect has even threatened to end her (Zorina’s) life. Until then, Zorina said, the man claimed that he would not surrender to the police.
Zorina said from the inception, the suspect wanted to “get rid” of her since he is under the impression that she encouraged her daughter to leave the relationship.
Zorina noted that she has reported the threats to the police at the Vigilance Police Station. However, she believes that the police are not putting enough effort into capturing the suspect. “The people them still nah do nothing fah catch this bai,” she had said.
“Right now me ain’t know wah else to do. I went all ova and me nah get no justice. Now look me gah left me house wah me punish fah all me days fah mek fah me and meh children them and run,” the frustrated mother had noted.
