{"id":270979,"date":"2021-07-22T13:05:19","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T17:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=270979"},"modified":"2021-07-22T14:29:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T18:29:32","slug":"breaking-news-police-charged-for-murder-of-kingshill-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/breaking-news-police-charged-for-murder-of-kingshill-man\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Police officer charged for murder of Kingshill man"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_270284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-270284\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-270284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kerwin-Prosper-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kerwin-Prosper-2.jpg 585w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kerwin-Prosper-2-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-270284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kerwin Prosper &#8211; file photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Superintendent of Police, Matthew Cuffy, has been charged for the murder of Kerwin Prosper.<\/p>\n<p>Cuffy, one of several police officers under investigation for the death of Prosper, appeared before Magistrate Pearl Williams today where the charge was read to him.<\/p>\n<p>Since the matter is indictable \u2014expected to be heard at the High court before a Judge and jury\u2014 the senior police officer was not required to enter a plea.<\/p>\n<p>According to the charge filed by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Richmond Valentine, on Monday February 15, 2021, &#8220;Cuffy of Riviere Cyrique did murder Prosper of Kingshill in Roseau&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution&#8217;s case is led by Trinidadian Attorney, Keith Scotland and local attorney attached to the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP),\u00a0 Dianna Matthew.<\/p>\n<p>Cuffy is represented by attorneys Gina Dyer Munro and Zeena Moore Dyer.<\/p>\n<p>Since bail cannot be granted in the Magistrate Court for capital offenses, an application is currently ongoing for bail in the High court.<\/p>\n<p>The matter has been adjourned to November 18, 2021, for Preliminary Inquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Superintendent of Police, Matthew Cuffy, has been charged for the murder of Kerwin Prosper. 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