Jamaica police corporal completes $500,000 assault payout to custody victim
A police corporal has paid the final instalment of a $500,000 settlement after assaulting a handcuffed detainee at Spanish Town lock-up in 2024.
Corporal settles assault claim after CCTV evidence corroborates custody attack
Jamaica's Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) confirmed on Wednesday that the final of three instalments under a $500,000 compensation agreement was paid in court, closing an assault case against a serving police corporal.
According to jamaica-gleaner.com, Corporal Michael Anderson had agreed to the restitution following a court-appointed mediation. The case stemmed from an incident on July 30, 2024, at the Spanish Town Police Station lock-up in St Catherine, in which the complainant alleged he was struck in the neck while handcuffed in police custody.
INDECOM said the allegation was corroborated by closed-circuit television footage. Anderson was subsequently charged with assault on March 20, 2026, after an INDECOM investigation and a ruling by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
The matter was heard before the St Catherine Parish Court before being referred for mediation. Under an agreement dated July 13, 2026, Anderson committed to paying the complainant $500,000 in three instalments — the last of which was delivered in court on Wednesday.
INDECOM also disclosed that it currently has 76 matters before the courts across a range of offences, arising from its ongoing investigations into police conduct.
Source: Google News JM — Crime