FOUR years after he was allegedly hit by a truck, 27-year-old Theo Saunders claimed he is still unable to obtain a police report in relation to this matter.

In 2017, The Tribune reported Mr Saunders saying he was knocked down by the vehicle from a local gaming house as he watched the Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Road Fever March in May of that year. However, he was unable to seek legal recourse due to the absence of the police report.

The 27-year-old told The Tribune he has been trying to get a police report ever since but has been repeatedly told it was not ready. When asked if officers gave an excuse why the report was not ready, Mr Saunders said he never received one.

“It got so frustrating and tiring. Keeping going there - hearing the same thing over and over,” he said.

He said he checked on the matter again last year at the traffic division.

“The last time I actually followed up I think last year January and that was due to the fact the pandemic came around and we were on lockdown.”

More recent calls to the police station for an update have been unsuccessful, he said.

In 2017, Mr Saunders said he had recurring headaches and total numbness in his right leg from the knee down. Now, Mr Saunders claimed he still experiences numbness in his leg.

He added: “To date, like I still have some sort of numb feeling from right knee go down. Like it is be on and off. They said because where I get hit on my back it was spinal shock that caused the (numb) feelings on the right side.

“When I was examined in the hospital when the initial accident happened back in 2017, that’s what they deemed it – a spinal shock.”

Although he is employed now, Mr Saunders added the incident left him unemployed for nearly two years.

“At that time when I got hit in 2017, I got released from hospital I couldn’t work because I was walking with a cane for I think a year and a half until I actually decided to just put it down.”

He claimed that neither the local gaming house nor the truck driver reached out to him.

“To date, I actually messaged both of these persons and I didn’t get an answer on all social media forums,” Mr Saunders said.

The Tribune contacted the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s Traffic Division to ask what would hold up a police report for two years. Police said in normal instances it should be turned over no later than 14 days once everything is in order, but did not speak specifically to Ms Saunders’ case.

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell said in Parliament last night there is no truth whatsoever to rumors that he “fathered a child” with a woman he allegedly has an intimate relationship with. 

As the business of the House neared its end, Campbell stood during member statements. 

He said he was out of the country from April 1 and wanted to address a matter of personal concern. 

“While out of country, it was brought to my attention that a video had gone viral suggesting that Frankie Alfred Campbell has fathered a child of a woman with whom he has an intimate relationship,” he said.

“I want to say get thee behind me Satan [and] that there is no truth, at all.

“I find the mere thought repugnant. I want those responsible to know that I am taking the necessary advice. 

“I don’t bother with anyone. I don’t pick any fight, but I’m not going to run from any fight either. So get ready, let’s bring it on. Let’s bring it on.

“My family, my family, didn’t sign on for this. You want to see Frankie Campbell, see me. See me. Leave my family alone. So, we will have a bit more to say about that. I want them to know that I’ve taken the matter under advisement and we will dance if that’s what they want to do.”

Campbell’s member statement came after the House passed a resolution to allow for the development of a residential community in western New Providence geared toward young professionals, and the transfer of said land from the treasurer to the government for the sum of $10.

The House was later adjourned to April 21.

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle has reported a video circulating on social media that makes “spurious allegations” against him to the Criminal Investigation Department. 

A statement released by the Royal Bahamas Police Force yesterday said the police chief “takes these attacks on his reputation seriously” and has reported the matter to the CID for an investigation.

“He stresses that although persons have a right to free speech in this country, they do not have an exclusive right to make malicious and defamatory statements about anyone, so as to cause hurt or unnecessary pain,” the police statement said.

“The Commissioner is proud of his accomplishments and gives thanks to God as he celebrates his first year as Commissioner of Police today.

“In commemoration of this milestone (on) March 31, he will dedicate a chapel to the Lord, where officers can seek refuge during trying times. The Commissioner thanks all good and upstanding citizens and residents for their continued support, as he acknowledges that in the midst of good, evil is always present.

“It was a very difficult year policing this country and despite the personal attacks, he remains focused on his mandate to keep all safe and ask that you continue to keep him along with his family in prayer.”

The video in question circulated on social media this week, and featured a man making a series of allegations against the Commissioner. Up to press time, police said the individual who made the video was not in custody.

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