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Inspector's sentence upheld by Court of Appeal

The Jamaican Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Inspector of Police, Dadrick Henry.
Inspector Henry was convicted in February last year on assault charges and was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment. However, the sentence was suspended for two years by Resident Magistrate, Maxine Ellis. He had challenged his conviction and sentence on the grounds that the magistrate erred in arriving at her decision.


But, after hearing the arguments, the Court of Appeal said it agreed with the verdict and refused his appeal.
Inspector Henry now faces dismissal from the police force arising from Thursday’s ruling.
He also faces further legal problems. He was recently charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice and faces imprisonment if convicted on the charge.


Inspector Henry was charged in 2009, following an investigation into an incident in Allman Town, St Andrew, in which a man was beaten at a dance in September 2006. At the trial, the complainant testified that he was at the dance when Inspector Henry and a woman had a confrontation. He said he intervened, and the police inspector used a gun to beat him all over his body.
A doctor testified that he examined the complainant, who had bruises and abrasions on his body.

Inspector Henry denied beating the complainant. He said he received a report from Police Radio Control that the Noise Abatement Act was being breached at a dance in Allman Town. Inspector Henry said he and other policemen went to the dance but did not at any time assault anyone.



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