Kidnappers identifiedBy ALEXANDER BRUZUAL Friday, October 30 2009
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CAMERA SHY: Several persons hide their faces as they leave the Forensic Science Centre in St James yesterday where autopsies were carried out on the b...
THE three men shot dead by police shortly after they failed in an attempt to kidnap a Mt Lambert jeweller have been identified as Wayne Rogers, Quamie George and Shervon Sayers aka “Papi”, all of Marcano Quarry, Beverly Hills, Laventille.
Yesterday, relatives of the three men who went to the Forensic Science Centre in St James to witness the autopsies, shouted abuse at reporters before running off when cameramen started to take photos.
When the bodies arrived at 9 am, police sources said that positive identities were not yet made. However, by midday, the three men were identified by their relatives and the autopsies began. At 3.30 pm, the autopsies were completed, with cause of death in each case being the same - shock and haemorrhage consistent with gunshot wounds.
As the dead men’s relative left the building, many of them covered their faces with rags, towels, and even umbrellas to escape the glare of the media.
Imran Khan of Fourth Street, Mt Lambert was snatched outside the front gate of his home on Wednesday at about 8.30 am. He was blindfolded, handcuffed and dragged into the kidnappers’ car which sped off.
Khan’s brother witnessed the kidnapping and jumped into his car, following the kidnappers while at the same time alerting the police. The kidnappers’ car was spotted by officers on mobile patrol along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway and a chase ensued. It eventually ended at a farm road in Carlsen Field where the kidnappers were shot dead during a shootout with police who had been following them. Speaking with reporters yesterday, acting Commissioner of Police James Philbert extended condolences to the dead men’s families but reiterated that the police had no choice but to defend themselves from the kidnappers’ bullets.
Khan operates the family’s jewelry store Joycie’s Jewelry Store on Queen Street in Port-of-Spain. Efforts to interview Khan and his relatives yesterday proved futile. Investigations into the kidnapping incident are continuing with police sources saying the search continues for a fourth suspect who managed to elude capture.
