Five days after he left home to go meet a friend, Plues Street resident Denfield Bowen has still not re-appeared. His family carries the grim expectation that he is dead - but they have not been able to find him.
And while there is anxious worry on Plues Street - this morning at dawn -residents say there was also police brutality and widespread panic.
According to residents at around 5 this morning they were awakened by loud banging on their doors and noise coming from the street as at leats five police trucks police rolled in. They said the officers told them they were looking for guns and ammunition. But in the process, the residents claim that they were assaulted and harassed by the cops. One child who is only 7 years old claimed that he was slapped by a police officer. Today 7news spoke with his mother.
Mother of 7 year old Child
"I went to market like after 5 and left my kids home sleeping. My son said he woke up to watch TV on the bed when he heard a knock on the door. And he didn't answer because I told them not to answer the door for anybody. And he said when looked, he saw a machete pushing through the corner of the door and the door just flung open. He saw three man in black and asked who they are. He said they never said they were police and a short Spanish one hit him in the head. I asked him what they did after that and he said they just laughed and walked away, went in their truck and drove off."
Monica Bodden
"Your son is a minor ma'am, did you go to the police station to report this incident?"
Mother of 7 year old Child
"Yes."
Monica Bodden
"And what were you told?"
Mother of 7 year old Child
"They told me that they will press charges."
Monica Bodden
"So it was a lot of chaos and confusion on Plues Street?"
Mother of 7 year old Child
"Yes, because we took him there to pick out who it was."
Monica Bodden
"So he could have identified exactly which officer slapped him?"
Mother of 7 year old Child
"Yes."
Residents say nothing was found on Plues Street during the search.
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