Canter driver resisting arrest pelts cop with brick

A policeman is now hospitalised after he was hit with a brick to the eye by a driver, who drove away after he was stopped by the rank.
Injured is Lance Corporal Edmondson, who is stationed at the Dem Amstel Police Station, West Coast Demerara (WCD), and who was performing traffic duties when the incident occurred on Saturday at about 18:15h at Anna Catherina, WCD.
Reports are that the cop was on traffic patrol duty in the vicinity of Anna Catherina when he observed the driver of a white motor canter, GDD 5340, acting in a suspicious manner.
As a result, the cop stopped the canter and asked the driver, whose name was given as Daniel Singh called “Anand”, to produce his licence and other relevant documents.
The driver allegedly drove away and Edmondson gave chase on his motorcycle. The carter driver stopped at his residence in Anna Catherina and as the cop attempted to arrest him, the driver’s father and sister held onto the policeman.
It is alleged that Singh picked up a piece of brick and threw it toward the officer, hitting him in his right eye and causing him to receive injuries.
Soon after, the family reportedly went into their house and locked the door.
Edmondson was then taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital by ranks of the Police Anti-Crime Patrol, where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty. He was then transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. He has since been taken to the St Joseph Mercy Hospital where a CT scan was done, and he was admitted as a patient in the male surgical ward. The suspect was arrested and remains in custody pending charges. (G9)