Maracas woman complains of assault at police station

A MARACAS BAY woman is accusing an officer of the Maracas Bay Police Station of police brutality. Marlene Craig told Newsday that on Monday she received information that her son Carl, who is visiting from the United States, was arrested and was being held in police custody. She claimed that she hustled to the Maracas Bay Police Station and found out that her son was arrested on a warrant issued since 1993. The warrant only had the name Carl.

According to Marlene, she protested the arrest of her son claiming that the warrant could have been for any “Carl” in Maracas Bay. She claimed that a police officer, who identified himself as a senior officer, pushed her out of the station and later struck her about the body. She claimed that during the struggle with the officer, her daughter intervened and pleaded with him to stop what he was doing. She claimed that the police officer continued to assault her. Yesterday, Craig made a report to the Police Complaints Authority and officers of Internal Investigations. She claimed that she is not letting the matter rest there because she is upset and hurt over the incident. A partially torn white jersey which Craig was wearing at the time was presented to Newsday as evidence of the struggle.