THE GRANDMOTHER of the alleged killer of nine-year-old Shaquan Gittens claimed that her grandson was forced by the police to admit to the murder.In the courtroom of City Magistrate Fabayo Azore on Monday, the grandmother of Ryan Bob-Semple revealed that when her grandson was held for the murder of Gittens in April 2015, the police tortured him into signing several documents in order to pin the charge on him.

“My grandson don’t trouble nobody. Even when his uncle been to the station, they chased us from deh,” the woman pointed out when given a chance to address the magistrate.

Bob-Semple is currently on trial before Magistrate Azore for the murder, which allegedly occurred between April 01 and 04, 2015 at Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.

During the trial, a psychiatric evaluation was done on the accused and he was found to be in a fit mental state.

The Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Stephen Telford, told the court that the prosecution would be closing its case against the accused; however, Bob-Semple would have to testify on the statements he had given to police, in which he admitted to the murder and allegedly led detectives to the crime scene.
The matter has been adjourned until Wednesday, April 27.
According to reports, Semple saw the little boy walking during the night at Cane View Avenue, South Ruimveldt, between April 01 and 04, and grabbed and took him to an uninhabited area, where he tied his hands and sodomised him.
He also reportedly choked the child until the child passed out.
The accused then slept with the child under a tree until he awoke next morning to the child’s motionless body. The man is also accused of severing the child’s penis before raping him again and dumping his body.