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POLICE acted wrongfully when 19-year-old Anita Annamunthodo was arrested and slapped with six counts of wilful neglect of her murdered four-year-old daughter Emily Amy Annamunthodo. <\/p>\nCop: I was pressured into charging mother<\/b><\/p>\n
By Anika Gumbs-Sandiford<\/i> <\/p>\n
POLICE acted wrongfully when 19-year-old Anita Annamunthodo was arrested and slapped with six counts of wilful neglect of her murdered four-year-old daughter Emily Amy Annamunthodo. <\/p>\n
In his report to senior officers on April 19, PC Marcel Hamilton, complainant in the matter, admitted that his judgment was flawed when he laid the charges. <\/p>\n
Hamilton, a policeman for the past seven years, stated that he laid the charges unwillingly, because he felt he could not challenge the instructions of a senior homicide officer.
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\nAdmitting that he never attended any of the 34 court hearings, Hamilton apologised for his actions. <\/p>\n
He said he did not shy away from his duty, but was unable to produce sufficient evidence for the court matter. <\/p>\n
Hamilton stated that after the arrest of Annamunthodo\u2019s common-law husband Marlon King, who has been committed to stand trial for the child\u2019s murder, the senior police officer insisted that Annamunthodo should also be implicated in the circumstances surrounding the child\u2019s death. <\/p>\n
Hamilton said the senior policeman told him: \u201cThere is an outcry for Anita to be charged. It is in the public\u2019s best interest.\u201d <\/p>\n
He claimed that the statement was again echoed in the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) south office after King\u2019s arrest. <\/p>\n
The discussion took place in the presence of the Deputy DPP Roger Gaspard. <\/p>\n
The Deputy DPP warned the senior policeman that charges could not be laid unless there was substantial evidence. <\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s your case, handle it\u2019 Cop: I was pressured into charging mother By Anika Gumbs-Sandiford POLICE acted wrongfully when 19-year-old Anita Annamunthodo was arrested and slapped with six counts of wilful neglect of her murdered four-year-old daughter Emily Amy Annamunthodo. In his report to senior officers on April 19, PC Marcel Hamilton, complainant in the matter, admitted that his judgment … Continue reading Emily Amy’s murder<\/span>
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