Seventeen-year-old Jahiem Peters has been released from the custody of the police following an order from High Court Judge Simone Morris-Ramlall, who found his detention beyond the statutory 72 hours to have been unlawful.
The order was specifically directed to the Commissioner of Police on Thursday afternoon—one day after the boy’s father, Esse Peters, filed a court action to secure his release.
Justice Morris-Ramlall ordered that the juvenile be immediately removed from the custody and control of the police.
