A man is now in police custody following a violent stabbing incident in Dennery last Thursday.
The suspect, an employee of a local utility company, was reportedly on the job until his arrest, according to a source close to the investigation.
Sources reveal that while the victim and witnesses identified the alleged attacker shortly after the incident, Dennery Police were slow to initiate an investigation and make an arrest.
The victim, a woman involved in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend, accused him of stabbing her multiple times and threatening her life.
After the attack, she filed a complaint at the Richfond Police Station before being transported to Dennery Hospital and later transferred to the Owen King EU Hospital for emergency surgery. She remains in intensive care.
Despite the severity of the incident, the suspect continued working until his arrest in Babonneau on Tuesday.
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Let me be the first to say – you folks in 758 can not be serious. With your 238 square miles and a stabbing suspect identified why was he not arrested. The suspect continued working at the job even after the attack. I repost from your own article — ??????? is he related/friend with the police??????
“Sources reveal that while the victim and witnesses identified the alleged attacker shortly after the incident, Dennery Police were slow to initiate an investigation and make an arrest.”
We’re always quick to say “police too slow…. police should do this and that”. The police are NOT magicians, mind-readers nor work with magic 8-balls. All their actions are guided by procedures (according to laws and statutes). Each case for police action is different and subject to particular approaches, procedures, the absence of which will definitely make the case go down the drain. Yes we want immediate and swift action, but this is not always possible. There is a very small percentage when immediate police action can be engaged.
The timeline we perceive police action, investigations etc on crime shows are leaps and bounds above what the reality is.
Police can only act when there is sufficient, CREDIBLE, evidence to support taking action in cases. Like eyewitnesses. As fast as a police officer can get a RECORDED statement from any witness which can reliably stand against scrutiny, police action cane be had.
Sometimes, also the delay could be attributed to police strategy in their investigations.
Police can ONLY act on EVIDENCE whether physical or otherwise, the absence of which , there is so much the police can do.
Si pani situwez.. pani voleur…..
Witnesses and victim in ICU not enough evidence for them???!!!
Read the Domestic Violence Act. That is all what I have to say. And we all know police are not magicians,