In September 2013 Police Constable Glenwayne Grant shot and killed a fellow officer, Constable Dean Yearwood when he was allegedly responding to a robbery in progress. YEARWOOD'S family sued the government to pay financial compensation for his death.
Well, today Supreme Court judge, Sonya Young said the Government must pay the Yearwood family $65,000 dollars in compensation. On the stand during the trial, PC Grant maintained that on the night of the fatal shooting when he shot and killed his colleague, he came upon a shooting and identified himself as a police officer and fired after the alleged culprit.
Phillip Palacio represented the Yearwood Family while the Government was represented by the Solicitor General's Office Triennia Young and Agassi Finnegan. As to whether they will appeal the court ruling, Young said she cannot say at this time until she reads the ruling in depth.
A member of the Yearwood family expressed satisfaction with the judgment but felt sixty five thousand dollars was too little in compensation for a promising young man's life.
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