Local attorney Tiyani Behanzin has accused the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force of discriminating against the family of Kaywane Samuel who lost her life in what was described as a case of “domestic violence.”
“The problem is the wrong people are dying, and when the right people die then everybody will see the sense of what I’m trying to say in this blasted place. People with no consequence are dying so nobody cares!” the agitated attorney exclaimed in an interview with Q95 earlier this week.
On February 2nd, Samuel was found dead in the bathroom of a house in Mahaut with lacerations to her body and a knife stuck to her throat.
Her boyfriend, Meckeith George, was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital nursing injuries on that same day. It was reported that the incident followed a dispute between the couple.
Behanzin, who Samuel’s family hired to investigate the matter privately, explained that police investigators have undertaken a “tunnel vision” approach in investigating the matter and is leaning towards labeling it as a case of suicide.
But police PRO, Inspector John Carbon, dismissed Behanzin’s claim, saying the matter was never labeled a suicide by law enforcement.
“No, that is not true, nobody claimed that she died from suicide,” he told DNO. “That is not true. I said the police are investigating a homicide. I never mentioned a suicide. I saw on the media that they spoke about suicide but no report from me states that the police are investigating a suicide.”
As a matter of fact, he said, the police have taken a man into custody as investigations continue.
According to Behanzine, he made requests to have Samuel’s body exhumed for proper investigations to be done, which was objected by the police.
He further alleges that the police have refused to allow him to use their pictures of Samuel and therefore he had to use “crude” pictures which he took using his mobile phone to send to a forensic pathologist based overseas since Dominica does not have one.
“Essentially we have doctors who can perform pathological inquiries … however there are no specialists who can look at cuts, the particulars of a cut and whether or not they are consistent with what they have decided may have been a suicide,” he noted.
He added that there must be some form of cooperation between the lawyer and the police force but according to Behanzin, this has not been forthcoming.
“But what they have begun to do is try to block and obstruct us in trying to find out what was happening,” he stated.
Inspector Carbon said he is not going to respond to such claims “because some people just figure out that they can go on the airways, the media or whatever way it is, and just say things and cannot substantiate their claim. I am not going to get involved.”
Behanzin said he is now fearful that the police have made a grave mistake since too much time has now passed and the cuts on the deceased have now been compromised.
“We have been able to locate a forensic pathologist in the US, we have forwarded crude pictures taken with my phone after the body was released to the funeral home and we are hoping that we get word from that person,” he stated.
For his part, Carbon said, “the police have their work to do and are doing their work.”
“You cannot be wherever you are, or from which side you are and to tell the police what to do,” he stated. “An autopsy has been performed on the body, they got the permissive warrant to bury the body and that was done. If he wants to carry out his investigation as a private investigator, I do not know, but in terms of the police, we are doing what we are supposed to do.”
I think he stabbed her in self defense because word on the street is she found out he has other women and started getting on like a mad woman.
Good luck with this one Tianni!! I commend you for standing up in defense of the defenseless!! Keep standing firm sir……
This is an absolute joke that the police would be so lax on an investigation on such a gruesome death! It was said that the girl was found in a bathroom which was locked. Was it possible for someone else to lock it from outside? If so, then this has to be seen as a possible murder investigation and so all that is necessary has to be done to find the truth…..goodness, what is the value of life……????? Wow……
The law in Dominica is a joke. I lol at the part where I read that the guy had to take his own photos of the body for further investigation. Sigh, why did these ever people ever ask for independence? They were clearly not ready for it.
If the Police leave themselves exposed its down to them.When investigating especially murder,you collect written statements from as much people as possible,what they heard,what they know about both parties,their way of living,when last you see them together and so,no quick word or phone calls.This is how you get the truth and cover your own back.The dead girl was from Mari-got and the lover from
Mahaut.without fear or favour,investigation should be conducted fairly
This is soooooo sad
. I grieve with the family of this young woman. I hope that this unfortunate incident will bring domestic violence to the forefront of our PM’s agenda. Domestic violence against women in Dominica HAVE TO STOP. DNO…I plead with you to post every domestic violence incident….expose the abusers. . Let our Dominican men know that abuse o our Queens and Princesses is NOT ok. Let this young woman’s voice not be silenced Dominica. DNO…let this tragedy turn into a VICTORY for Ms. Samuel…
Dominican men…please…the mothers of our country and our future. This could have been your sister or daughter. She was somebody’s sister, somebody’s mother, somebody’s daughter, SOMEBODY’S INSPIRATION.
REST IN PEACE YOUNG LADY….
what comes around will surely around …..time will tell ……
my fellow Dominicans stop being foolish and writing nonsense, wake up people the pm have you all in a coma
the people that against tyani are against justice, but dont worry ,all cattle have their saturday ,your rain will fall some day,remember GOd is watching ,and he is lis
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It doesn’t take a genius to see what Tiyani is saying makes perfect sense. She was probably defending herself after being stabbed. It cannot just be an open and shut case. Lot more investigation and forensics need to be done. Our police is not trained to handle such cases. He is an intelligent man so what he is saying should not be brushed aside.
Dady, I do not know who you are if you are related to the boyfriend or are his friend.
Let us be fair. Justice must prevail. We have a right to comment on this story as posted. It is extremely sad that she died, was deprived of her right to life which was not a natural death.
We must not hide the truth. God knows exactly what happened to her. He knows how this commenced, what caused her demise and at whose hands she died. We cannot deceive God. Therefore, it is better that whoever did this to her to come out clean and admit it. Then ask God for forgiveness with a sincere, humble and contrite heart including her family and fellow Dominicans. Otherwise this will be hanging on the person’s shoulders as a noose around the neck.
Those who live a life of pretense and a lie will not escape God’s fair judgment and recompense. They will never be happy and peaceful on this earth, all the way to eternity for they have placed a curse on them by taking a life. Her blood is crying to Heaven for vengeance. It will come sooner or later.
Therefore, as you have your views, allow us ours. We are each other’s keepers. Every D/can should be mourning the loss of the life of this young lady and lament the manner in which she died. She died a painful death and obviously suffered prior to dying. Would you want that for yourself or a family member? Those who are compassionate will wnat justice for her and her family.
She is a human being and had a right to live just as we have a right to live. Her life was God-given. Under no circumstances anyone had a right to do this to her and to take her life; not even to hit her.
Leave us alone, to comment based on our convictions. Our instinct informs us that we are not wrong.
We are on the side of justice and justice for one who no longer has a voice to defend herself, speak up for herself and to tell the truth of what occurred that fateful day.
Through the love and compassion of God we will speak up for her and yes for her grieving family who are seeking answers and justice through their attorney. They are within their right to do so. May no one oppose and hinder them. Our God of love, compassion, peace and justice is on their side.
I am not a doc. But I have watched enough doc. G, and investigative discovery shows to know that this was not suicide.
I for one never believe that was suicide.
STupes Tiyani DLP does not belong to de Douglas it belongs to Roosevelt Skerrit put that in your pipe and smoke it, good job police put mister in his place he too rude about blasted place.
Me personally I think the young lady family have a right to no how and what kill their child cause to many. Things a happening and they just saying is accident and it well is murder so I PI is good and I think they she have the body re visit by an expert cause bondieau Dominique. Par née
Blasted country who mister think he is, Tiyani u need to be more like Ian if u want people to respect u in this lovely country.
Y u did not tell the pm that when he told the nation go to hell seemed pm is god
he is right.a blasted country with no law.
This case is not about the attonery but about Domestic Violence, you dont need to be a rocket scientist to understand that this case has not been investigated properly . And this lovely island needs to wake up and aceept that things like this happen and there are consequences for your actions.
dno please do the educated public a favour and close comments on the ongoing investigation
Justice for mys Samuel . She was a daughter, sister, friend, neighbour but most of all she was human. Justice is all we need. JUSTICE
This is a very tragic situation, that a young woman had to die like this. I cannot comment on who did it since I was not there, but I do not understand how the law profession in Dominica has arrived at that level. If you are an attorney, you are supposed to keep the information of your clients confidential, not taint it by running to the media and talking about it. This is madness and remember that this is not about your ego, this is about a family who is mourning a loss. Tiyani is a very political and controversial character, He is masking behind a radio station to air his clients dirty laundry. He needs to learn to have respect for his profession, and not always engage in battle. He is constantly arguing with his callers on the telephone and he is a complete nuisance in my opinion. He is very insecure, cantankerous, and unprofessional. Whomever thinks he could be the prime minster is so wrong because he will fight at every meeting and Dominica will not get the help it needs because he will be looked on as an instigator and a trouble maker.
While it is true that I am proud because he is from my village, but he acts like he always have something to prove, but you catch bees with honey not with vinegar. He could not act this way anywhere else in the world that is why he is stuck in Dominica, because only the Caribbean will accept such unprofessionalism. Work for you clients and stop flapping your gums and do the right thing for they depend on you for professionalism, great representation and justice. The police is not there to help you. You have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that your client did not commit suicide, and find the one who possible did it, instead of blasting the police. DO THE RIGHT THING Tiyani. JUSTICE FOR THAT YOUNG WOMAN, NOT PUBLICITY FOR YOU.
Instead of being bothered with ‘CRUDE’ photos being taken by a phone… Shouldn’t the Police Commissioner be more concerned with why there isn’t a camera in the Police Department so we don’t have to resort to cell phone photography.
Just a Thought. Does anyone else think this should be of greater concern?
Why do so many Dominicans like beff and roro so much? And then there are the publicity-seeking varieties that capitalize on this. It was all in the news that the Police are seeking expert advice from outside on this case. Does that not tell you the police are taking the case VERY seriously? And by the way, all of you who have heaped such lofty praise on Behanzin, I trust you all will make him your lawyer.
How can wrong or right people die .Oh boy you wrong to die. The police did not and cannot decide if a death is homicide or suicide. That is decided by the autopsy.
If the police is acting illegally ,take them to court. You should not try them in the media’
EX Magistrate, why would the police give you thier ptotos ? The police don’t work for you. They have their work to do and thats what they are doing. When you were a Magistrate the Police conducted their investigations into murder cases the same way they do now and you said nothing. where were you when the two kids were murdered my their mother and later sent to canada while on bail? You were MOO then ! Where were you when the guy from laudat was murdered and the accused was on bail the following day? You were MOO MOO then!Stop bashing and accusing the police when you were part of the same system that they operated under and you kept your mouth shut.You see and opportunity to make some money do it but leave the police alone…. Dont forget 50% of the convictions under your reign as magistrate was overturned by appeal courts. Leave the police alone . I VEX. I want him to reply
Behanzin was in Trinidad, those comments against the man is shameful!!! The man is simply saying we do not have experts to investigate this let us call in some experts before we make fatal mistakes, what is wrong with that???
Justice for miss Samuel. Let the murderer get what he deserves for gods sake she was a sister, a daughter, a friend and most of alll she was a person.
So DNO you guys got ur initial information from the neighbour? So the police did not confirm the information with u guys? U guys went on hear say of a flipping nosey neighbour who did nothing than press her ears against walls? The hurt an pain that you have caused this family by indicating that Kaywane had committed suicide is incomprehensible. This is the worst news site I have ever come across. your copyright is outdated ads floating all over the damn screen. Wrong information being posted. So long for you guys to correct the spelling of the child’s name. It’s KAYWANE!!! As for the comments on here I’m not even going to get started. This lawless land of incompetent individuals I hope this young woman and her family gets justice. One last thing how is it that the man (Meckeith) who was admitted to ICU on that horrible Sunday morning Feb 2nd 2014 was able to make phone call to his brother that he could post on fb that he spoke to his bro in ICU. Correct me if I am wrong but when someone is in ICU…..aren’t they usually in critical condition?? Hmmmmm makes one wonder was he really beaten as badly as the reports say? Or did he injure himself to make it look like Kaywane did the act. Looking at the pics George is a much taller man than Samuel. If someone is coming to you with a hammer wouldn’t u run or grab the hammer? Justice will prevail for sweet Kimmy.
then why continue to come on here and read anything if you have so many complaints?
probably this dude was taller, but she was definitely fatter(bigger) than him
And I agree with the poor grammar and spelling on here, but one thing though, I know DNO always state that certain information is according to xyz so it is up to you to believe if whatever is written is true or not or just wait for proper evidence.
Again wrong info he was never in icu
The news read.the boyfriend was fighting for his life.So much editing had been done now
You must be a bitter family or friend….justice has already previal
This is a serious matter. A woman lost her life and those authorities take it so lightly so as to call it a suicide when her body has two injuries, if not more.
Attorney Behanzin, you reserve the right to pursue this case which I wholeheartedly endorse. It was too easily caste aside by the police and/or Inspector who stated that it is suicide. What type of sensible and experienced law enforcers do we have in Dominica?
For God’s sake! They are the Law Enforcers under the jurisdiction of the Dominican Law and they make such a ridiculous conclusion that this case is a suicide with lacerations of the body and a knife to her throat. Who will believe their story?
You are aware what occurred to her to cause her demise. This is why they should cooperate with you in this respect.
You wish to exhume the body, you do know that the next step is before a Judge who should grant it for these reasons. Let it be as soon as possible.
In Canada the Judge agrees to exhume the bodies years later. If her body was properly preserved for burial, there will still be some evidence.
Based on her injuries, intelligent Dominicans, at least the majority of them, are not so stupid to believe that she committed suicide.
I hope those who prepared such a report for the Court, for the D/can people and try to mislead them should be quaking in their shoes/boots. I am confidently stating that they have greatly erred.
A lie detector test should be given to her boyfriend. He could have injured himself. This occurs frequently in this country of Canada. They murder women and then injure themselves to make it look like it was in self defense. to be fair, it could be the reverse for women as well but it does not appear so in this case.
Do not swallow this authority’s story. In any case, she would not have done that to herself – too many injuries to her body.
I bet she was someone who loved life and would not do this to herself. As an old movie I saw more than once on TV, “I want to live.” Susan Hayward acted as this person.
How about finger and foot prints? Does D/ca not have this facility? It could be proven if he pushed the knife to her throat and fought with her and caused her lacerations.
Do those who conducted the home inspection after this incident deserve the position they hold? Well, after this case is called and “let it be a case to be pursued” all the way to the Court and the High Court if possible, their position should be in question and re-evaluated by the government.
I pray to God that you as an Attorney will be successful. Dominicans should stand by you throughout this investigation and bringing it to the Court.
My heart goes out to the victim and her family. A life lost can never be regained. This is why we must preserve life at all costs from conception to natural death. This is primarily the teaching and wish of our God who said, “Thou Shalt Not Kill”.
you must be one of the educated fools who is also anti police. The police NEVER claimed it was a suicide you clown they said a homicide. I hope you have seen the deference in the two words and they are investigating as a matter of fact the guy is in police custody. You guys believe every damn thing you read against the police. Fool.
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The Dictators and Enemies come in all forms..Interesting to hear that is only the wrong people who dies in that blasted place.One would imagine Dominica is that blasted place Tiyani is referring to;and who are the right people to die one wonders!
who u xpect the rich and famous or those he considers political friends of the government labora
DNO, thanks for deleting all my comments. My time is best spent on important things than coming on this cite to read of crimes in a degraded Island. Thanks very very much. Dominica has gone to grass under the “one man show”
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Well done Behanzin Show them how to do their jobs. The system is bad. No respect for the law and proper procedure. Yah man ; u have warned them before. No one listened to your wisdom. They even bumped you and embarrassed you ; causing you to go back to school in Trinidad and now you came back they refuse to put you back as a majistrait and now they continue their foolishness!
I will vote you for our next president for and of dominica and you could even become our next elder in the mahammed faith. The body should be exhumes . I smell a rat. Justice for all!
Teayani best you go and sing Calypso or go up for Mister Dominica next year. This is my AVI to you.
Garcson let dem cops do their work!
@ my God and Lord. Best buffoons and heartless creatures like you keep quiet.
The cops are NOT doing their job.
The cops have a right to Dominicans, to the victim and the victim’s family. This is to conduct a proper investigation, to tell the truth, not to hide it and hinder it and to reveal it. Who are they deceiving?
Her attorney wants to hear the truth of the results of their investigation. This is all he asks and expects. All Dominicans should expect it as well.
Man stop talking stupidity so everywhere u go is a roro den. everybody is always wrong and you always right! Come on! You want to do your work and still the work of the police ?
One they people will learn that education and no commonsense is equal to a fool.
SO IT HAVE RIGHT PEOPLE and wrong people to die ?
What is Dominica coming to. We need a code of conduct for lawyers. The man is ……………he even cursing on the media. This behavior is untenable. The investigations are ongoing. Does he want to prejudice the outcome? As an attorney is he not aware if pre-trial publicity?
He would never ever behave like this in the UK. This people have no respect for the rue of law. DR BENJAMIN………
I really hope that sense prevails. Sensationalism and media addiction is the way forward to gain attention? if its not one thing is the other? I am fed up with all of this marjiness! LINTON CALL D FREAKING ELECTIONS it seems them labourites are losing their minds!
I am not aware that the man is a laborite, But he is seeking to take center stage and get some media attention which is good business.
There are times you must read between the lines, if not all the time, if you have any sense and to comprehend what was stated.
What he stated and meant, she should not have died. She did not deserve it – to die. Most of all, God knows it too.
Well Mr Teyani. Do you really expect the authorities to provide you with confidential information in an ongoing investigation? Furthermore you are hired as a PI by the relatives of one of the parties.
Mr T if you are so good as some people believe, then you should be able to obtain the necessary info without the help of the police.
Also you should be equipped with a proper camera to carry out your duties or should be able to hire a professional to assist you. Come better than that and stop using the media to express your nonsense.
He does not want the help of the police as his tract record shows, and he does not know how to go about investigating the matter so he is pointing fingers at the police. Tell him to leave the police and do his job that he was hired to do.Can you imagine him submitting a report saying that the police prevented him from working in that case he should refund the payment. What prevents him from taking the matter to court if the police is obstructing justice.
To begin with, this is NOT “confidential information.” As an attorney, he should have ACCESS to EVERY DOCUMENT pertaining to this case. If the investigators are unwilling to cooperate Behanzin, as legal counsel for the family of the deceased, should subpoena the authorities to obtain said documents to complete his investigation. NO ONE should take the word of the police at face value. TOO MANY LOOP HOLES.
Do you really expect the authorities to provide you with confidential information in an ongoing investigation? Furthermore you are hired as a PI by the relatives of one of the parties.
Mr T if you are so good as some people believe, then you should be able to obtain the necessary info without the help of the police.
Although you are right, you should also be aware that his pictures probably would not be admitted in court.
Comprehend that they stated it was suicide. Does this appear to be a suicide case?
This is what is questionable. Her body had lacerations and there was a knife in her throat.
It’s amazing how cooperation between the Police and the Citizen take on different meaning depending on whose “political” side you’re on. Are the Police and the Lawyer after the same justice or not?
I wonder what would be the Police reaction if the call for exhumation of the body was made by one of our so-called SCs?
Why bring politics into it? This should not have anything to do with politics. You read what occurred to the woman. Utilize your common sense and good judgment if you have one.
does the police have power over a body in a cemetery I would like to know what law gave them that power. I would think that he needs to apply to the court to have the body exhumed not the police who have handed over the permissive warrant for burial is it the police who must also exhume the body for him. should the police hand him their confidential files for his private investigations? maybe Tyani need to present us with authorities on this issue.
I would have sworn I read the news and it said suicide.
So you swore you read suicide. This is what you read. However, based on the condition she was found in, does it seem to you to be suicide? This is what you should ask yourself.
No not at all.I never believed that.I said that because I’m going back to the story and there’s allot of editing.I would have to see her put the knife in her throat to believe that.have a little sense of humor
is it the police who gave the news why don’t you guys ask DNO and whoever else where they got the info which states it was a suicide. How would the police know that on the first day of such an investigations? guys rush to break news first without sufficient info and then you blame the police.
The story was edited.No body believed it was suicide.I didn’t.remember when they found bones in one mile ports mouth they say the body was positively identified by the pants and short.saying that it was suicide is an accusation.smh.come on now.I didn’t say I believed I just said that’s what was posted.
It was time for someone to stand up….Talk out…Wake up those who are sleeping….Getting paid monthly and yt seems like someone is nt doing their job…..Look how many murders,murderers going free….so many missing, feels like no one cares…One correction though I did nt read about A suicide I read about A homicide…now If IT WAS…Why was no arrest made?We need answers and we need them now.
Or should I ask,was an arrest made?
Tell me Ba Yo Bwa, you would rather the body be exhumed a year or two later when all traces of the lacerations on the body have disappeared, and that the case be dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence, or the absebce of evidence? Why was the other party, who by the way was treated for wonds to his person on that same day allowed access to the crime scene.
I am reading a whole lot of bashing of Tiani, because he raised very pertinent issues relating to this violence against women that resulted in the death of a young lady, yet most people do not seem to realize the contribution that is been made here to solving this crime. It is clear that the ongoing incompetence of the police is already in play.
Securing of the crime scene, collecting the evidence, safeguarding that evidence.
Who performed the otopsy? Will that person be available for the trial? Have you thought that the police photographs maybe inadequate, and not sufficiently detailed from which a forensic pathologist may be able to make conclusive decisions? You see it is not as simple as you would like us to believe, and we know the record of this police force in solving murder cases, and obtaining convictions, even when it appears clear cut. Remember the Dalyramble boy’s murder.
Let me talk to my people, actually Behanzin can subpoena the police report, medical file and any and every piece of material related to that case. What the police can do is frustrate his efforts, drag their feet in giving any information or refuse to share information with him by receiving a mere telephone or email requests. The police is a neutral force in this matter, they are not there to take sides but present the factual findings. The family of the alleged perp or parties acting in his/her interest can retain legal counsel, their own PI and Forensic team to go against whatever the police and Behanzin findings are.
What may be wrong in all of this seems be the manner in which the concerned parties are handling the communication. The Police have nothing to gain unless they botched the investigation, were frivolous with evidence and now have to cover their tails. Otherwise from reading this it all seem to me like egos are on display and once more our so called professionals don’t conduct themselves above board. This tit-for-tat in the media is only muddying waters and creating animosity.
This attorney is getting out of hand, and he is showing his true colors. His responsibilities as an attorney is to be respected. However he must be told that the police is not their to operate at his whims and fancies. That’s what is lacking in Dominica every body and any body want to do things or have things their way or the high way, things are really upside Down, and to make matters worst some persons does not have the # nuts to tell people like him to take a hike to a place where the sun don’t shine. Some persons bring their personal problems their family problems and take it out on others when they are trying to do the best they can with what they have. I have said it and will say it again things are so wacky in Dominica and this is due to the atmosphere that is created by those who think they are above the Law and its not any one dam business, hence others are following suit. This #s–t must stop! if every body this attorney is allegedly owing persons and they behave towards him in that manner persons would want to admonish them and tell them there are ways to deal with any situation. Some one must call this attorney out and tell him the police force is for all citizens of Dominica as public servants and not his boy scout and he must address himself in a professional manner at all times. This # s—t would never happen during our Days in the Police Force, it hurts to read all this none ???? coming from so called people that should know better. He could never do that in England where his family is allegedly crying for him to come back home. Only in Dominica.
No name! no warrant! there are many Attorney in Dominica. D.N.O. I feeling it. Release, this opinion SMH! I need a job, a job, a job, to assist this moderation,# B. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
the cause of kimmy death will be revealed, it has to just meekly wait and murmur not
to the family of kimmy, no devil, no obeah, no nigromancy, no voodoo, no evil doers will block the Lord on making your cause of kimmy’s death be revealed. that boy will come clean and talk, he has to even it may take years before he die God will do it on his own time. we need not to worry but just watch God work miracles
In my experience, it’s perfectly alright to beat your “woman” within an inch of her life in Dominica. Someone stepped over the line, but it’s only a woman and life goes on. Pitiful. Her poor Mother. I’m sure her father is just hanging around the roadside somewhere. Life in Dominica SUCKS for women and the men never grow up. What is everyone so darn proud of???
What is bizarre in this scenario is that the state did not bury the lady. She was buried by her family, if they had qualms then why didn’t they defer the internment until such time that they did all of their investigations?
Instead of grandstanding in the media why doesn’t he petition the courts for access to information if he believes he’s entitled to this information?
when you have a body to bury and you know the true cost of holding it for more then the four days they allow you and you are poor with limited resources and using the social security grant to bury the person come and make the comment
It is already expensive to bury a body. Have you considered how expensive it is to withhold a body from burial? Who would pay for it? The police appeared to have washed their hands off it and said it is suicide so as to close the case. Furthermore, the body could be exhumed. Anyway the evidence is apparent, it was not suicide.
Some Dominicans are just so stupid and ignorant. And they wonder why our people cannot move forward. Put yourself in the family’s shoes and then let us see if your perception on the matter wouldn’t change.
The family have to go over the police head to a judge to get permission to exzume exzume the body it’s their right, not the police. There seems to be so much incompetence in this country. God help the family.
exactly so why is the police being dragged into it the body is not the responsibility of the police neither is it in the police custody. The family had authority over the body from the day it was handed over to them. This bright lawyer knows exactly what he must to investigate he cannot demand the police hand over their files to him damn nonsense the police answers and hand over files to the Chief of Police and the DPP and don’t answer to any attorney at law. How they hell you expect the investing officer to give you access to his files you qualified clown.
Mr. lawyer a you inferring that the police should suck up to your demands? man take a hike!
When is your family, let me hear you talk like that.
@marigot girl
you all marigotan think you all is it let them police do their job the truth will come out.
Where are your head and brains? Do you have any common sense? The police cannot take this case personally for they do not know the parties involved, the one who was murdered and the other who was injured or so I hope.
The police must cooperate with the investigator/the attorney. This is the Law. If D/ca does not have such a Law, then it must be enacted and immediately.
you must be a clown. The police does not have to hand over any thing to a private investigator. The police are the ones with the responsibility in law to investigate crime not a private citizen or attorney at law and he cannot access confidential info what nonsense you speaking my brother what nonsense.
great job Behanzin u have the police on the feet this case would just be another un solve case ,i know they did treated it as a suicide and if u did not expose them they would have never took the guy in custody
True story,de way dem police going on as if weed,crack and cocaine that can make dem arrest a man eh.People killing people almost not a crime anymore weee.
How could it be unsolved? The victim had lacerations and a knife to her throat. How many people you have ever heard about who have multiple injuries as this and who injured themselves as this? You do not have to be a police or an investigator to know this. Something is amiss. The injured man is not telling the truth. Another party also knows. The one who took him to the hospital.
He added that there must be some form of cooperation between the lawyer and the police force but according to Behanzin, this has not been forthcoming…..WOW
Like share information on an ongoing investigation…isn’t this giving the defense a WIN
What is the police hiding? A woman died with two sets of injuries to her body. Surely, she did not give herself lacerations and then place a knife to her throat.
If the brains of some of you are blank and devoid of common sense, open them up and put on your thinking cap if you have one. I am convinced that she did not do this to herself.
Might I add her boyfriend was at the hospital the same day she was discovered with injuries,coincidence??????????????or is this a stink rat?
You MUST work together to solve any case.
Man this is so sad two young people may loose their lives. Both families are griefing for their child and there seen to be no end to this tragedy Lord put a hand to bring peace, both families should come together with their lawyer and have a meeting have some intervention. Knowing the young man and his family it is so hard for me to apprehend but the young woman’s family need answers.
Keep in mind as the saying, “Who knows what lurks in the heart of man.” Never think for a moment that he was not capable of doing that. For one, you do not have his mind. Something occurred which caused the woman to lose her life. It was not by her hands.
you must be forensic specialist
you must have been present during the incident then come in and tell the police what you know not type crap on DNO.
another Baptiste we. Well said! I agree with you.
This request by this private investigator is illustrative of what is wrong with those who have declared war on the lawful institutions of the state.
The article clearly describes the capacity in which the lawyer is in on the matter. Commonsense suggests, strongly, that no private investigator, even a trained lawyer acting in that capacity, can merely call on the police to provide him with evidence, even though related to the question of his investigation.
Furthermore, it can not be that such a private investigator, acting as such, can just request exhumation of a deceased body and expect the police to simply jump to his request. The desire to have a body dug up and exhumed is a tall order, under any legal framework. This is a serious undertaking, only authorized by court order, since, as far as the lawful authorities of the state is concerned, the manner of death in this case has been duly certified.
The circumstances of the lady’s death is quiet another matter, which the investigator has to ascertain with his probing. The right of any family to follow suit and to find out how a love one died is nonnegotiable. But such inquiries must satisfy the tenets of law.
Under the circumstance, Mr. Bihanzin has a duty to not create a controversy where none needs to exist. Do the honorable thing by going to court, make your case for exhumation (and the release of documents and pictures from the police) to expedite the investigation and save the family further anguish.
And stop blowing your horn on Matt every time you do not have your way. This is unbecoming of the profession you’ve sworn to uphold and does nothing to relieve the situation.
Tell me Ba Yo Bwa, you would rather the body be exhumed a year or two later when all traces of the lacerations on the body have disappeared, and that the case be dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence, or the absebce of evidence? Why was the other party, who by the way was treated for wonds to his person on that same day allowed access to the crime scene.
I am reading a whole lot of bashing of Tiani, because he raised very pertinent issues relating to this violence against women that resulted in the death of a young lady, yet most people do not seem to realize the contribution that is been made here to solving this crime. It is clear that the ongoing incompetence of the police is already in play.
Securing of the crime scene, collecting the evidence, safeguarding that evidence.
Who performed the otopsy? Will that person be available for the trial? Have you thought that the police photographs maybe inadequate, and not sufficiently detailed from which a forensic pathologist may be able to make conclusive decisions? You see it is not as simple as you would like us to believe, and we know the record of this police force in solving murder cases, and obtaining convictions, even when it appears clear cut. Remember the Dalyramble boy’s murder.
for someone who pretends to be educated you know nothing about the forensic you speak please do further research before you speak
after such an explanation and free advise to Behanzin you still don’t get it. Let me try to help: the police has NO authority over exhuming of bodies. The police is not the High Court where behanzin should go and he knows that. You guys just do not care about truth any nonsense that is thrown out there you guys swallow so easily. A Polcie Case File is a confidential state document and a lawyer cannot demand it ONLY a Court can say to do so not Tyani and not you empty DNO fools.
You should change your name to ba yo common sense
Generally, police are cooperative and should be. What is wrong with them that they assume it is suicide? You have to be a fool, a senseless person to believe that.
Tyani Behanzin lawyer is another Dick Tracey or what? I heard the Babylon say homicide and not suicide… so get ur facts straight papi
What is wrong with looking further into the case. That is my relative and we need the truth. Something is not right. You need to stay at Monkey Hill in the dark
I am not a relative. I do not know her but I am deeply saddened that this happened to her. I feel as you that it should never have happened.
Relatives are correct in wanting to know the truth. I urge them to pursue the truth and do not give up. In view of her injuries, it looks fishy that it is said she committed suicide. I reiterate that I doubt this very much. I stand by my conviction.
i read the breaking news, SUICIDE.
ADMIN: The breaking news, at least on DNO, said “SUSPECTED SUICIDE”
DNO, you have to report the news as you heard it but this is no suicide. You are not to be blamed for that. See what is wrong with this story as you were told.
The woman would not beat herself, give herself lacerations and then place a knife to her throat. They call that suicide?
You DNO also said ” Samuel was the agressor” that was inconclusive. I think the family needs an apology.
Is this a conspiracy against the people of Marigot? Is this a similar situarion like the young Dalyramble kid who wasurdered in broad daylight, and video tape of the action was not allowed, thus allowing the perpetrator to go scott free? Why would the police object to exhumeing the body to secure evidence that would be helpful in the investigation, as well as to the court in determining the truth and facts, of the death of another productive member of the community? very strange, given the limitations of the police in their ability to effectively investigate and successfully prosecute perpetrators of these heinous crimes, especially against women.
Yep, a conspiracy for true. We juss doh like Marigot people and we have somefing for dem.
you’re just an idiot Shim, whoever you are!
who cares if you dont like us Marigot people you are just an insignificant nobody. No matter where in Dominica one is from justice has to prevail
you cant even spell> I would advise you to get someone from Marigot to teach you how to ..what is somefing anyway? do you mean something?
How on earth will Dominica move fwd if people are still in this mindset. You don’t like someone because of where they are from? When it’s all said an done we are all DOMINICANS to the world. Not Marigot…Mahaut….Roseau…Penville but DOMINICANS. No man is an island!!! Justice for this young girl and her family!
I think shim was being sarcastic
I smelling something people……..If It Walks & Quacks like a duck then its a what? In Dominica its a PIG……….Go Behanzin do your thing and EXPOSE the ENTIRE POLICE FORCE and all who needs to be exposed. ENUFF IS ENUFF.
“explained that police investigators have undertaken a “tunnel vision” approach in investigating the matter and is leaning towards labeling it as a case of suicide.”
You know I will support Benhanzin theory, that police do discriminate in a sense; however, police incompetence in solving crimes in Dominica is anther issue, and is definitely the reason for so many unsolved murders in the country.
I believe they concluded the easiest way to prevent them from solving the crime is to tag it a suicide, however anybody with simply commonsense would take the lacerations on the body into account, and realize that someone committing suicide would not take the time to inflict a certain number of wounds on their and then stuck a knife in their throat.
In the interim he is going to claim he killed her in self defense. This is my opinion: I have no tolerance for violence and crimes such as rape, and murder!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
francisco dodds. i must comment on your comment.. it seems that yor are qualified in any and every field.. every subject you have a smart a.. comment.., my god… you are over qualified. pathology criminalogy bribery all the Gs. name it you r on to make a comment… you must be brave
Telemaque remember the woman Lynne Augustine who murdered her two children? She was out on bail and was allowed to leave D/ca and is back in Toronto. In fact, she was sneaked out of D/ca before it was known. You must have read about this story. It is a disgrace what is occurring in D/ca.
I do support the police but at a time as this, in this case, I do not support them; not the Inspector. They only want the case closed. It should never be closed until justice is meted out. I loudly proclaim that the woman was murdered.
Why did you not hire a forensic photographer or even a professional photographer to take pics at the funeral home.
The police is not there to make your job easier or to kowtow to you. There have their mission to complete and you have yours.
For a zandolee if you cannot state something that makes sense in this case, state nothing.
Benhanzin did what he had to do. Experts of this matter could sense immediately that something is wrong with this “suicide” as they call it. One does not have to be an expert to know that it was no suicide. The more I comment about it, the angrier I get that the police is so lax so as to caste aside this case and assume it is suicide.
man why don’t you keep your sorry self off dno
Actually, Behanzin is out of line on this one, you are not the police, you are not a gov’t authority. The police cannot dissimate information to you during an ongoing investigation, that alone can have a case thrown out in court. As an attorney at law, you should know that. Private investigator is not law enforcement.
Well put. The lawyer appears to be losing his senses. I wonder why? Drinking too much of that wine? We just want commonsense to rule in DA. Too much kaka, anger and pain in so small a country. Time to build the nation, folks, and cease with the politicking.
if any of you know Behanzin, he does not drink or smoke and is very careful what and where he eats and drinks!!!
You see, you people are so accustom of been steep on, and lied to, you sit there and take it all with a smile, and your mind consumed with the ostrich syndrome, keeping your head buried in the sand.
This is a new era, we are dealing with people with a different mentality, the way police conduct business in Dominica is different to any other place on earth. Benhanzin is a trained lawyer, before one becomes a lawyer, they have to study criminal justice which is part of the curriculum, and a requisites to actual law which most police officers in the outer world must take in order to become an investigating officer.
So, you can be assured if Benhanzin is a sleuth, he is better qualified to see the evidence in ways where these high school perhaps graduates will never see, nor understand the evidence; even if they are standing over it.
What you have in Dominica, are some people who may have only a high school education, joined the force, and kiss plenty of butts, to get promoted. When they get into a position where they have to use some form of intelligence to perform they fail because they are limited.
A few years ago, there were two Dominican Lawyers, on the police Fore in Antigua, performing the duties of an ordinary police officer. I suppose they could not survive in Dominica, so their alternative was to join the police force in Antigua. I suspect their acquired knowledge of criminal justice must have served them well.
So, where as you are criticize Benhanzin, there is nothing wrong with what he is saying, you people are just not accustom to such openness and the truth.
A lawyer is human as everyone else, I am proud of people such as Benhanzin who is not puffed up like the average because of his profession; his humanity takes precedence over his profession!
Time has change, and continues to change in our country.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
for a supposedly educated man you sound very uneducated sometimes
Telemaque, we who reside abroad are all too familiar with such (certain) cases because there are more of them in a country which is more populated than Dominica. We hear and read the news and we are able to draw our conclusions.
We are also matured adults who can utilize our common sense to at least know if someone committed suicide or not based on the condition of the body.
She did not cut her wrist or drank poison. I do believe that the police investigation was a quick and shoddy one. This is disappointing.
Completely out of line.These days everything goes to QFM and makes a mess. Since when Dominica come to this. The police investigating let them on with the investigation. You as private investigator carry out your own investigations, take your own photos, do your own thing independently from the police officers. And when you expose it on Q, make sure it is the truth and nothing but the truth.
Police investigating What?
My late nephew was murdered in Wesley Someone in the village turned himself in to the police and told them he killed my nephew, the police chase him away, saying he is incompetent, he does not know what he was talking about.by the same token the confessed murderer was also found murdered!
Dominica police are nothing more than a joke!
JUSTICE FOR KAYWANE SAMUEL. All involved will live with a heavy conscience.
Wherever one hears that the police insist “on their own” that a case is suicide and expect the case to be closed? They should produce the report of their conclusion and then face the Court. They refuse to cooperate and to exhume the body. Why? Small Dominica is what it is.
The police always sounds so uneducated at times. And its frightening…why not workk together for the same cause. If it was your daughter you would want to bring down heaven and earth. Mr. Police are you scared the investigators reveal somehting you all missed. RIDICULOUS the lawyer is a man of the law its the family’s right
Excuse me. I gave you a thumbs down by mistake, even though you would not have known it. That was a slip of fingers. Being honest.
You are correct. I would bring down heaven on earth to seek the truth. It is evident they missed a lot, saying it is suicide. The injuries she had are evident that she did not kill herself.
DNO! What is a “local Attorney?” What is a “local businessman?”
I noticed these phrases often in your reports. Please enlighten us!
Frank talker, please don’t be ridiculous
what does local mean??????
DNO is just full of it
You made me laugh.
Not afraid that DNO will not post your comment? 
A local attorney is an attorney is Dominica (from Dominica), as opposed to a foreign attorney. I would not have believed the word ‘local’ would give anyone difficulty.