District Constable charged with assault of woman in Westmoreland
Published:Thursday | May 12, 2022 | 3:15 PM
Police District Constable Kimarlo Woodstock has been charged in relation to an assault on a woman in Westmoreland.
Woodstock was taken to court on Tuesday, by way of summons, to answer a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The charge was a result of the investigation and recommendation by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) and a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The alleged assault happened at a house in Negril, Westmoreland in March 2020.
The woman was treated at the Savanna-la-mar Hospital for injuries sustained.
Woodstock was bound over by the Westmoreland Parish Court.
The next court date is set for May 24.
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