Updated 12noon Saturday: A Royal Cayman Islands Police officer was hospitalised after emergency surgery overnight with a serious head injury, police officials confirmed some 10 hours after the initial incident.
According to police, the officer – part of an armed patrol team monitoring what was described as a “disturbance” involving a large crowd in East End – was struck by an object to the head around 1.45am Saturday.
According to reports received by the Caymanian Compass, the officer was struck in the head with a rock during an altercation at an East End bar.
The officer was brought to hospital unconscious with a skull fracture, according to medical personnel. He remained hospitalised Saturday morning.
Police had been called to the scene near the Pirates Cove bar a few hours earlier, having received reports of tyres being burned and illegal drug use in the area.
Police officers said a party was in progress at the location, with more than 100 people in attendance. Officers checked out the situation, then returned to their patrol car only to find their front tyres had been punctured.
Armed officers were deployed to the scene and it was in the same general area where the armed patrolman was struck in the head.
Police are investigating the incident, but no arrests were immediately reported. Anyone with information is asked to call the Bodden Town Police Station at 947-2220 or Crime Stoppers at 800-8477.
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This is really sad news and I pray the officer will fully recover soon.
incredible…
Sounds like Cayman has its own variety of yobs.
Before the legal lads stop comment on this thread, what on earth are we coming to, in Cayman? Large unruly crowds at 0145 am on a Saturday morning in East End? Perhaps they were preparing for early morning Church services the following day, and were interrupted by the Police?
What does the MLA for East End have to say about this?
I despair, sorrowfully.
This is sick , let me make a suggestion for Arden,Mr. Bains and the Liquor Lic Board – close the bar down till the guilty person is arrested. With no alcohol or dominos someone will start pointing the finger.
Armed robberies, street muggings, gangs, sorry but Cayman is turning out just like any other country. BAD!