Police deny closing case in child’s mysterious death
(CNS): The RCIPS has denied closing the investigation into the unexplained death of a child in Cayman Brac last summer. The body of Alissady Azalea Powell was found on the ironshore more than a mile from where her family was staying in South Side East, Cayman Brac. The child was found missing from her bed at around 4:30am on 26 July, and her mother has stated on a number of occasions that she believes the child was murdered.
The police have said that they are still investigating the circumstances around the two-year-old’s tragic death and trying to establish all of the facts.
However, the child’s mother, Yvane Dixon-Powell, believes the police have given up trying and has hired a private investigator to find out what happened to her baby. The RCIPS said in a statement Friday that officers were aware that the mother had commissioned a “private forensic provider” and that the police would continually review all material and information provided to them.
“Officers have been in dialogue with the mother and other members of the child’s family and are keeping them updated on developments,” the police stated, adding that the matter is still an open file with both the Coroner’s Office and the RCIPS.
The mother has expressed her frustrations about what she sees as a lack of effort by the police to find out what happened to her little girl. She claimed that the police told her they had exhausted their resources, so she had spent money on private investigators. Those findings have been shared with the police.
Dixon-Powell has said that she does not believe her child drowned or walked more than a mile in a rain storm. She believes that Alissady was killed by the same person who attacked her a few months before her child’s death.
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The only thing police cares about is writing speeding tickets whilst there are so many more important crimes to be addressed. And if the officer is from our southeast, you can rest assured that he OR she will close their eyes to their fellow country men.
Case is no closed – just not being actively investigated! Useful category RCIPS uses for things it really doesn’t want to look too closely at. Only thing that might shake this loose is the private investigator – if he starts to overturn stones maybe RCIPS will start applying themselves again for fear of embarrassment.
this is the reason why most petty crime goes unreported. you’re literally punishing yourself more by calling them.
In some cases I firmly agree with the 29 @ 7:24am in the belief that RCIPS refuses to solve some crimes here. But I honestly believe that in most cases, they are simply too inept!!
Dumbasses!!
Don’t forget about those that they are instructed not to solve.
i had the distinct pleasure of watching RCIPS process a crime scene. they had forensic lifting finger prints AFTER at least 4 officers touch the door knob. dumbasses indeed.
Just to help you out, without knowing the details, all officers have their prints taken for elimination purposes.
Possibly destroying the evidence, I can’t comment on.
I do not believe the RCIP’s detectives have the skill set and enough in-depth training to solve murders. We need a program that sends our detectives to places like Miami-Dade, Houston or LA for one year, so they can train with people who have years’ experience. Justice delayed is justice denied.
rcips are a disgrace on every level.
got no time for them.
They keep saying they are still investigating this child’s death, but clearly that is not the case. Too much time has passed and there are powers in play that are preventing a proper investigation – much like other murders in the Brac where police suddenly give up on investigating.
Case in point, the lady who was run over twice by her ex back in the 90’s. Everyone, including the police, knows what happened and who did it – but nothing was ever done about it.
I honestly am beginning to think that the POLICE are refusing to solve this case. This is sad on many levels. It shouldn’t take this long for the cops to solved these deaths in CYB. Utter disgrace. They will continue to let it slide.