Three cops charged for 2021 assault of another officer

Three members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force have been charged for the 2021 assault of a colleague.

Charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm are Sergeant Steve Forrest, Constable Brian Grant and Detective Corporal Roger Spence.

The trio were placed before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, by summons, to answer to the charge.

The charge is as a result of a completed investigation by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

INDECOM says the incident happened on December 4, 2021, in which officer sustained injuries to his face and body.

It says parish court judge Sanchia Burrell recommended that the matter be ventilated through restorative justice.

A mention date was set for November 21, at which time the court is to hear the outcome of the restorative justice process.

The three cops were bound over.

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