4 cops under close arrest for butchering cow involved in accident

The Guyana Police Force is probing an incident involving four of its ranks and a Force motor vehicle that occurred in Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), on Monday evening.
The incident occurred between 00:30 and 01:30h at Number 19 Public Road in Corentyne, Berbice. The ranks in the vehicle at the time were a Corporal and three Constables.
It was reported that the ranks were on anti-crime patrol with Force vehicle PAB 3148, and were responding to a report of an accident involving minibus PSS 9208, and a cow.
The minibus was driven by a 67-year-old pensioner of Kilcoy, Chesney, Berbice. A traffic rank arrived on the scene, advised the man how to handle the situation, and left.
According to the man, he was advised by the traffic rank to cut off the skin of the cow where the “Brand” was, and to report to Central Police Station in New Amsterdam to give a statement, after which he left.
However, when the patrol arrived at the scene, several persons also arrived at the scene and started to “cut up” the cow. The minibus driver said he observed one of the Police ranks with a cutlass cutting meat and the other ranks were in the Police vehicle.
The rank’s action was captured on video.
The driver said that he then proceeded to the Central Police Station with the piece of skin with the brand as instructed by the traffic rank.
When the driver was finished at the station, he returned to the scene with relatives and observed that only the intestine of the cow was on the parapet, and no one was around.
Just around that time Commander of the Region, Shivpersaud Bacchus and other ranks were passing when they observed the minibus driver on the road at the accident scene and stopped.
After learning of the accident and the ranks’ action, the Commander called for the ranks to report immediately to the location.
However, on their way back to the scene, the ranks crashed into a cow but nonetheless proceeded. On arrival, the ranks were found in possession of a piece of carcass with skin in the vehicle tray.
When questioned, the Corporal stated that he was taking the carcass to lodge as an exhibit of the earlier accident.
The ranks were all placed under close arrest at Central Police Station. Investigations are continuing. (G9)