Manslaughter charge for sergeant
March 06, 2010
The policeman, who allegedly shot and killed 18-year-old Hapete Henry, of Arnett Gardens, South St Andrew, 12 years ago, is to face trial for manslaughter.
A coroner's jury handed down the verdict last month that sergeant Calvin Lewis, who was attached to the Mobile Reserve, Harman Barracks, was criminally responsible for Henry's death and should be charged with manslaughter.
Lewis has since been charged with manslaughter and is to appear in the Home Circuit Court on May 23 when the case will be mentioned.
The lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), which has taken a keen interest in the case, said in a statement yesterday that the JFJ was relieved that what had seemed like a never-ending Coroner's Court process was over.
The JFJ said the inquest was initiated in 2000 but had been plagued by problems....
Author: Gleaner Reporter
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
