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August 15th makes a year since the family of Derrick Uh in the Corozal district was informed that their loved one had suffocated to death in the back of a police van after officers forgot to remove him from the van. Since the incident the family has been in and out of court along with their attorney Dean Barrow, after suing the department for police negligence. In May we reported that the government proposed a figure to the family through its attorney and they were considering it whether to accept, or proceed with the lawsuit. We asked the Compol for an update today:

Tags Derrick Uh Dean Barrow Corozal