The autopsy for 23-year-old Javane Duhaney, who was allegedly shot and killed by a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier on Bray Street in Kingston on May 9, has been delayed as forensic pathologist Dr Althea Neblett reportedly objected to independent observer retained by the family, Dr Jephthah Ford.
As the family gathered at the Tranquility Funeral Home in Kingston yesterday, eagerly anticipating that the procedure would be conducted so that they could move forward with funeral plans, Neblett reportedly declined to work with Ford.
I will write exactly what I see,” Ford said yesterday.
I don’t take sides, and nobody can bribe me, and I say exactly what I see,” he added, also revealing that he had been contacted by East Kingston and Port Royal Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell, who asked if he could assist the family.
Ford said that a new date for the post-mortem had not been scheduled.
