A police woman on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Isiah Laing, the promoter of the stage show Sting, in the St. Catherine Civil Court for injuries she received during Sting 2003.
By Rasbert TurnerThe police officer, Corporal Debbie Rhoden of the Old Harbour Police Station in St Catherine, is seeking J$250,000 in damages from the promoter. She reportedly received injuries to her head and body when a bottle throwing incident brought an end to the proceedings.
Wounded
Court files indicate that on December 26, 2003 at about 5:30 a.m., Rhoden was one of many police personnel working at the venue. She was reportedly working near the stage area when patrons started throwing bottles. During the melee, she suffered a wound to the neck, back and shoulder and a blow to the right side of her head. The file also said that she bled profusely and had to be given first aid by a concerned patron.
As a result of the injuries she received, she was later taken to the Spanish Town hospital and then to the Universal Care Medical Centre after her head began paining her badly because of the blow. She was then treated privately by a medical doctor who removed splinters from the area where she sustained the injuries.
When the case was called up before Resident Magistrate Vashti Chatoor, Laing failed to answer when his name was called. It was then decided that the case will again be mentioned on April 24 in the Portmore Night Court division.
Attorney at-law Sean Kinghorn is representing the injured police woman.
