The revelation came on Tuesday from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn after human-rights lobby Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) chastised her office a day earlier over the handling of the case and several others involving the police.

But in responding, the DPP outlined that on July 19, 2019, a special coroner prepared a warrant for the apprehension of police officers Malica Reid and Omar Simmonds for the shooting deaths of Winston Malcolm and his son of the same name on December 21, 2007.

Llewellyn said that on July 30, 2019, the Bureau of Special Investigations executed the warrant and that Reid was brought into custody and placed before the Home Circuit Court.

Human-rights advocate and attorney Harold Malcolm, whose brother and nephew are the victims, said that the case was being dragged along in the DPP’s office and was causing more pain for the family.

Malcolm argued that even with the additional resources in the Office of the DPP, there has been no significant impact on the results.