A Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defence Force’s Coast Guard unit is now in Police custody after he assaulted a rank of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Friday evening.
The GDF rank holding the cop in a chokehold while dealing him cuffs
According to Police, at about 20:00h, Constable Wilson observed a dark grey motor car trying to change lane and, in the process, caused congestion of traffic.
As a result, the police approached the driver of the car and realised that it was a Lance Corporal of the Guyana Defence Force’s, Coast Guard Section and of La Parafaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
The officer told his superiors that he told the GDF rank of the offence committed, and then instructed him to go in the corner of the road. However, the Lance Corporal became annoyed, exited the vehicle, and shoved the Constable.
Police reports said the Constable warned the driver about his behaviour and asked him to desist, which he ignored and proceeded to further assault the officer by choking him and dealing him several blows about his body, causing him to receive injuries.
Following the altercation, the GDF rank was arrested and escorted to La Grange Police Station and placed into custody pending investigations.
Meanwhile, Wilson was escorted to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor and was treated and sent away for the injuries he sustained. The entire episode was videoed by commuters and released on social media.
In a matter of 24 hours, there have been several reports of Police officers being assaulted. In a video that was sent to this publication on Saturday morning, a man fully armed with a cutlass was making attempts to chop an officer, also there was another video that was sent to this publication by Police, of a driver physically assaulting an officer after he stopped and asked the driver to produce his documents. (G9)
