BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – FAMILY members are once again questioning the slothfulness in the findings of Trevor ‘Eldred’ Douglas’ shooting death.
On the morning of Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Douglas’ lifeless body was discovered lying on a narrow space between the Central Guest House and Apartments building and an abandoned building south of it in the vicinity of Jenkins General Home in Central Market Street, Basseterre.
An investigation conducted by SKNVibes at that time revealed that shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday (Mar. 27), the former Bobo Dread member of St. Paul’s Village who was residing with his children and their mother at Shear Lane in Basseterre at the time of his demise, allegedly smashed the front windscreen and the two right windows of a silver-gray Toyota pickup that belongs to the leader of the Bobo Dreads.
The pickup was parked on Victoria Road opposite the Star of India Restaurant and Douglas allegedly smashed the windows and windscreen with a hammer, which was said to have been found on the ground next to his body when it was discovered.
It was also revealed that whilst carrying out his destructive actions, he was approached by a group of persons and he jumped the eastern fence of the Anglican Church in his bid to escape.
He allegedly ran along the grounds of the Anglican Church and scaled the wall on the western side, landed on College Street Ghaut, ran in a southern direction along that street, turned west onto Cayon Street then south into Central Market Street.
It was further revealed that during his bid to escape, a single shot rang out and it wss suspected that he was hit in the back whilst running in College Street Ghaut.
The police were contacted by Douglas’ family members as well as the media and they were told that investigations were being conducted.
In late May, a release from the Police Press and Public Relations Officer, Inspector Lyndon David, stated: “The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force have just concluded a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Douglas and have forwarded the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for her consideration. The police will abide by, and adhere to, whatever decision the DPP makes based on her review of the case file.”
An investigation launched by this media house however revealed that the 34-year-old Douglas was shot in the back by a member of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force.
It also revealed that through the efforts of Commissioner Celvin ‘CG’ Walwyn, an overseas-based ballistics expert had visited St. Kitts and found that the bullet which killed Douglas was fired from a firearm that belongs to the Police Force.
In an effort to sensitise the public on the developments of the case file, SKNVibes, on Friday (Jul. 5), contacted the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Rhonda Nisbett-Brown, who said that she had no comment to make on the matter.
