Woman: ‘I want justice for rape by MP’

However, when reporters pressed him about the steps police have taken to investigate the matter, Mr Davis said: “Someone said, and I didn’t hear the tape, but someone said that the person, the accused, are saying I don’t want to press any charges, so what is the police to do in those circumstances?”

Mr Davis’ comments puzzled many who assumed the woman had withdrawn her complaint with the police and dropped the matter.

Asked about this yesterday, the alleged victim told The Tribune: “I am continuing my pursuit of justice in this matter, and I will continue to cooperate with the police as they investigate.”

The woman’s identity is being withheld because she is an alleged victim of sexual assault.

It is unclear as to what Mr Davis referred.

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Behind the Headlines interview with Shenique Miller, which aired last Monday, Ms Miller said to the woman: “You have said you really are not pushing for him to have to maybe be punished in terms of jail time, etc. You more or less want therapy to be mandated for him.”

To this, the alleged victim replied: “In the end, something has to be done because he needs help, and whatever route that takes, it has to be done. I didn’t do this to hurt him, I did this to help him.”

Mr Davis’ comments to reporters came as members of the Progressive Liberal Party and Free National Movement have been careful to give measured commentary on the matter, often stressing the severity of the allegations while insisting that due process be followed.

The alleged victim’s mother reacted bitterly to the Prime Minister’s comments yesterday. She told The Tribune: “As a lawyer, how come you didn’t do your research before you talking? What he said is hearsay. As far as I’m concerned, they trying to confuse the people. For a lawyer, I think that’s unacceptable. He ain’ get the information together. What if it was his daughter? How would he deal with the situation?”

Reporters also asked Mr Davis on Saturday if he had received complaints in the past about the MP’s conduct with women.

He said: “No, no complaint about any.”

Mr Davis said he has spoken to the MP since the complaint was made against him. He said the police had not yet interviewed the man, whose identity The Tribune is withholding because he has not been charged with a crime.

Mr Davis said he is not concerned that the MP had not been interviewed yet, saying police “know how to do their job”.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Bernard “BK” Bonamy has said police will interview the accused “at the appropriate time”, suggesting police will gather additional information before interviewing him.

Cpsa Says Gun Violence H As Significa Ntly Impac Ted Princess Ma Rga Ret Hospita L

By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net

THE Princess Margaret Hospital has been significantly affected by gun violence, according to the head of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA).

Dr Sabriquet PinderButler told The Tribune yesterday: “We know that any time we have an increase in gunshot injuries and any sort of violence in country in general that would require patients to come to the hospital it would certainly impact our healthcare system in general. In the first instance, we know that it will impact emergency rooms, certainly our trauma physicians, as well as the supplies that we have allocated in the emergency room in particular. The physicians, manpower, nurses, our ambulance, the whole healthcare system will be impacted.” She said hospital staff prioritise gunshot victims, causing resources for other non-critical patients in the emergency room to be redirected.

“This will also result in delayed care for other persons that are in the emergency room and other persons that are in wait for the theatre, certainly impacting the amount of time that

Couple Eva De Attemp Ted Murder When A Gunm A N Opened Fire On Them In Their Ya Rd

A COUPLE cleaning their vehicle outside their home had to flee for their lives yesterday after a gunman opened fire on them.

Police said the failed double murder bid in New Providence took place yesterday at about 10.58am in the area of Ethel Street in Montel Heights.

The man and woman became suspicious of the occupants of a blue Nissan Note when a dark, heavily-built man got out and pulled out a black firearm and opened fire in their direction.

The pair managed to run into a neighbours yard and evade the shooter, who got back into his vehicle and fled the scene. No one was injured - but a home and a vehicle were damaged by gunfire. arrested a 23-year-old woman and a 22-year-old male on Saturday for possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition. A search warrant was carried out on a residence in the Queen’s Highway area and a highpowered weapon was discovered along with ammunition. Two people were arrested. were detained in Grand Bahama early on Saturday after a high-speed chase on Grand Bahama Highway. even our surgical physicians and other healthcare members that are part of the theatre have to be in the hospital. It would also impact the availability of blood which is something that has been a challenge at Princess Margaret Hospital and the country at large for a while. And so when persons come in as emergencies and require all these different things that come in as gunshot injuries and the like, it can have a significant impact.” She said staff is sometimes concerned for their safety.

Police said that at about midnight officers saw a white Dodge Caravan going down the highway at high speed. Officers brought the vehicle to a stop, but the driver managed to flee into nearby bushes. Officers searching the vehicle found a woman and man from Haiti and three men and two women from Brazil without proper documentation. These individuals were handed over to the Bahamas Department of Immigration.

Anyone who has information on any incident can contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 502-9991-3 or 919.

“The other thing we have to look at is the safety of our staff and certainly the persons that provide safety at the hospital because we have in the past had to have to be mindful of persons coming in with gunshot injuries as sometimes persons who are involved in that act of violence may also be receiving care within our institution. And so it is something that certainly all members of the team would be concerned about and we also have the security themselves who also have to encounter several members of society so it does have a significant impact on our healthcare at large.”