Mrs Diana Bethel This is Me

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1. 1. The Nassau Guardian - www.thenassauguardian.com.com

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   Published on: 4/5/2006   Last Visited: 4/6/2006

   Diana Bethel, mother of 20-year-old Deron Bethel, who was killed last Monday, told The Guardian yesterday that she was very disappointed with the manner in which police were handling the investigation.
   
   She charged that a police officer, who pulled up across the street from her house that night, shot her son three times, mistaking him for someone else.
   
   "It was a case of mistaken identity but they refused to admit that to me. I'm still waiting for answers," she said.
   
   "Apparently, they had come for a guy by the name of Warren but they didn't know who Warren was. They were in an unmarked car (white Nissan Sentra) and they did not have a warrant, they had no police badges and they were in plain clothes," she added.
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   "I know the police killed my child, no ifs ands or buts about that," stressed Mrs Bethel.
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   Mrs Bethel, a worker at Princess Margaret Hospital for 34 years said after making inquiries, she finally learned yesterday that her son was shot in his heart, his upper chest and neck.
   
   She said Chief Superintendent Hulan Hanna, second in charge of the Southern Bahamas, came to her house after the incident to give an update.
   
   When The Guardian called Supt Hanna yesterday, he said the police were investigating the matter but could not prejudice the investigation by giving particulars of the case.
   
   "Both the Commissioner (Paul Farquharson) and myself have conveyed our sympathies to Mrs Bethel because we can't even begin to understand the pain that a mother feels, having lost her son in the manner in which he died," said Supt Hanna.
   
   "We also, at the time, committed to her that a further investigation had commenced into the matter and that we would systematically give the family updates."
   
   He continued, "I want to reassure her again that in this Royal Bahamas Police Force, we have absolutely nothing to hide.
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   Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Cynthia Pratt, is expected to meet with Mrs Bethel this morning.