PHILIPSBURG: --- The wife of a police brigadier was seen at the Philipsburg Police Station on Tuesday morning hardly able to walk. The woman told this reporter that she was trying to file an official complaint against her abusive husband who happens to be a police brigadier.
She identified the officer as R. J and claimed her husband beat her up on Monday night for his lover. The incident occurred at one of the man’s residence in St. Peters where he was allegedly with his lover at the time.
The woman said her husband told her he was leaving his Belvedere home to go and see a doctor but when she did not see her husband return she became worried. She said at some point she received a phone call and was told the man was in their former residence with his by side. She said she went to the residence to get her husband because only two weeks ago he pleaded with her to take him back. The couple has been having marital problems and the man eventually moved out but later moved back home.
The partly handicapped woman said while speaking to her husband in the house he took her bodily and flung her to the ground before pouncing her with other blows. She said she was rushed to the St. Maarten Medical Centre for treatment.
While at the police station the woman said the police told her she should go and see a doctor before going to the police to file an official complaint.
The woman gave her name as Connie she said she was hardly able to walk since she was having serious back pain due to the beating. Connie has an injured arm due an accident, but with the beating she received on Monday the entire upper arm is swollen.
At one point of the day Connie went to see the Public Prosecutor since she was not able to file an official complaint at the police station. She claimed the police were pushing her around since they knew the couple were having problems.
On Tuesday night there were at least three police vehicles including the brother of the victim at the home in Belvedere since police requested that R.J to move out of the home pending the ongoing investigation.
Several off the officers who were on the scene said they spoke to the officer on several occasions telling him what he was doing is not right. Some of the officers said they even went as far as telling R.J if he no longer wants his wife in his life then he should move out peacefully. SMN News who was at the scene also got a bit of R.J’s arrogance when he said “if I see any of those pictures in the newspaper I would have to go see my lawyer” before speeding away with his clothing in his car.
In an invited comment Prosecutor Rienk Mud said the woman indeed went to see him on Tuesday since she was having some “hiccups” in filing the complaint. Mud said he immediately called the police station where he made an appointment for the victim to file her complaint.
Assistant Chief Commissioner of Police Ademar Doran said the case has the attention of the police department since the night of the incident. Doran said he was notified of the incident around 11pm on Monday night and immediately officers from Internal Affairs began investigating.
The top cop said the officers began looking for their colleague on Monday night but he was nowhere to be found. Doran said his officers who were working on the case went home at 3 am as they were trying hard to find R.J. He said R.J was questioned by Internal Affairs on Tuesday since an internal investigation is now underway. Asked if the brigadier in question was arrested Doran said no decision has been taken in the case since the investigation is in its preliminary stages.
