Who shot the grandma?
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| What really happened in Alotau village on Dec 6, 2018? Who shot the grandma? |
Who shot the grandma?
PORT MORESBY: Pressure is mounting on the police to come clean on what really happened in Alotau when they were engaged in a hot pursuit of Tommy Maeva Baker and his gang of killers and robbers on Dec 6.
During the pursuit, an 86-year-old grandmother, Rodha Dick, was hit by a bullet and was killed.
Seven months after, her body is still lying in the Alotau Hospital mortuary, with the bullet still embedded in her body, awaiting a second post-mortem.
Since the nightmarish shooting incident in Suau Village, villagers have found their courage to speak up up.
Rodha’s son and family are now alleging that the woman was not killed in the cops-and-robbers shootout.
They say the police started firing in all directions despite Baker and his gang members had long fled into the top of a hill.
And, another gunshot survivor, Tania Lucas, 28, has also emerged telling the same scary story of how she was shot by the policemen. (Read these for context: https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/07/police-baker-gang-shootout-victims-body.html - Police-Baker Gang shootout victim’s body still lying in morgue after 7 month; https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/07/kramer-resolve-case-of-86-year-old.html - Kramer: Resolve case of 86-year-old woman’s body left lying in the morgue for seven months and https://pngcybermonitor.blogspot.com/2019/07/3-witnesses-claim-86-year-old-grandma.html - 3 witnesses claim 86-year-old grandma was shot dead by cops)
Now, lawyer and Community Rights Advocacy Forum chairman Paul HaHarricknen says the death of Rodha, allegedly at the hands of police in Alotau, needs to be investigated and the killer brought to justice.
Even Police Minister Bryan Kramer had called on the police to investigate and clarify the shooting and why Rodha’s body had been left in the mortuary for seven months.
And PNG Cyber Monitor believes that more villagers may muster their courage to speak up on what really happened in the village on Dec 6, 2018.
This is the latest news report on the shooting as published by The National:
Lawyer wants justice for victim
A LAWYER and chairman of the Individual and Community Rights Advocacy Forum Paul Harricknen says the death of Rodha Dick allegedly at the hands of police in Alotau last December needs to be investigated and the killer brought to justice.
He said the 86-year-old had been allegedly shot by a police officer during a pursuit of wanted criminal Tommy Baker and his gang on Dec 6.
Harricknen told The National that justice delayed was often seen as justice denied.
“Our people expect institutions of state administering and enforcing the rule of law to ensure application of due process without fear or favour,” he said.
Harricknen said from the brief he had received Dick had been shot by police at least 30 minutes after Baker and his accomplices had come through Kivata Compound.
Police were also alleged to have burned down 18 houses at the compound and fired shots in all directions during the pursuit.
Harricknen said Dick’s family and the community were entitled to know the findings of the post mortem and the culpability on the part of law enforcement.
“I call on the police to speed up the process and ensure justice is served in this matter for the deceased, her family and community,” he said.
Police Minister Bryan Kramer also told The National on Friday that he had instructed the ACP administration Joanne Clarkson to look into the issue as a priority.
He said the 86-year-old had been allegedly shot by a police officer during a pursuit of wanted criminal Tommy Baker and his gang on Dec 6.
Harricknen told The National that justice delayed was often seen as justice denied.
“Our people expect institutions of state administering and enforcing the rule of law to ensure application of due process without fear or favour,” he said.
Harricknen said from the brief he had received Dick had been shot by police at least 30 minutes after Baker and his accomplices had come through Kivata Compound.
Police were also alleged to have burned down 18 houses at the compound and fired shots in all directions during the pursuit.
Harricknen said Dick’s family and the community were entitled to know the findings of the post mortem and the culpability on the part of law enforcement.
“I call on the police to speed up the process and ensure justice is served in this matter for the deceased, her family and community,” he said.
Police Minister Bryan Kramer also told The National on Friday that he had instructed the ACP administration Joanne Clarkson to look into the issue as a priority.
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