KINGSTON, Jamaica – Three police officers and two civilians are expected to be charged and brought before the Home Circuit Court today for the 2009 killing of entertainer Kentucky Kid, whose given name is Robert Hill.
Jurors in a coroner’s inquest into the death of the 37-year-old entertainer ruled on August 12 that the five be charged with murder.
The inquest started on September 28, 2010.
Hill was killed at his home in Kingston on December 9, 2009 by police who claimed he was shot in a gun battle that started when they went in search of him.
Before his death, Hill made several complaints to a number of bodies, including the Police Public Complaints Authority and Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ) concerning incidents involving the police, and expressed fear for his life and the safety of his family.
He also posted online videos that he claimed showed his abuse by the police.
Hill pleaded for help alleging that elements in the police force were conspiring to intimidate him in order to dissuade him from pursuing complaints against the police arising from a motor vehicle accident in Spanish Town, on July 11, 2009.
Paul Henry
We have them on video invading the man’s home and violently beating the man and his pregnant wife.
Let’s see which prosecutor gets assigned to this one.
Kill the man for no reason. Now unnu gwine sell ever mumma claat fi pay lawyer an still guh a jail.
I saw the video he was so smart he rigged his house with cameras Jcan police are the worse suppose u see how dem handle the pregnant woman smh hang the lot by dem tongue n no badda wit no jail ting
Charging them took 5 yrs, hope they are found guilty Iess time. Justice for all the innocents murdered by the JCF.
the mother fi sue the police force, Jamaica justice system is too corrupted
Met: a good man,b4 di bwoy dem did a try tek mi life,mi did a pree di case,yuh see how God is Good,man have video and dem jus a charge????
him have video from when the war with the police began,di police dem ina jamaica too bareface ..even though he was documenting dem still bright enough fi kill the man
Man lose him lie ovah a car accident wah couldah easily just clear up, but becaz di police dem think seh dem a Gods. All di man wife haffi run weh wid har pickney caz a how dem continue to terrorize har even aftah him dead. Hope she kinda deh find some peace in knowing that something is finally being done. Time longah dan rope dem seh.
MI feel fi da bredda ya …da man yah neva haffi dead ….all him wife dem beat and lef him pickney fada less a hope di oman sue dem …..
Can someone post the link of the video please?