RASVILLE resident, Shamar Tanner, 19, is presently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital where he is likely to undergo surgery.
The teen claimed on Friday, a group of policemen, while on patrol, ran him through several streets in downtown Georgetown and beat him about the body, including to the face with their firearms.

According to the account of the young man, which was substantiated by vendors, the cops observed the man and pursued him and he tried to run away.
However, he was cornered on Hick Street and the cops who were armed asked him a few questions before beating him with their firearm.

The teen reportedly told his relatives that he was about to light a spiff (marijuana) when the cops on patrol appeared and caught him in the act.
The young man reportedly tossed the item away and bolted but the police went after him.
Speaking with his aunt at Meadow Bank, East Bank Demerara on Saturday, the woman said that her nephew has lost approximately five teeth from the beating he received from the cops.

He also suffered a fractured jaw and is being fed by straw.
Today or Monday, the doctors will access the young man’s condition again and determine if he would require surgery to get back to normalcy.
The police said while trying to catch the teen, someone threw a metal object in his direction which struck him in the face causing him some serious injuries.

However, the cops could not say if they managed to retrieve the ‘metal object’ they noticed that was thrown at the young man in the dark night.
Efforts made to contact Public Security Minister Khemraj Ramjattan, Commissioner of Police Leslie James and other top security officials on the matter proved futile.