Police seek more test results after UK officer’s autopsy
More test results are being sought following an autopsy conducted on the body of Detective Sergeant Paul France, a UK national who served as a member of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
A pathologist was expected to arrive in the territory last Monday to perform a postmortem for France. Police said they are now awaiting further test results in the investigation before coming to the public about the detective’s cause of death.
France’s lifeless body was recovered from an SUV found submerged just off the rocky shorefront area adjacent to the parking lot opposite the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital.
“Precisely what occurred is not yet clear,” Governor Rankin said at a security press conference following France’s death. “I can state that there is so far no evidence that his death was a result of foul play.”
The Governor’s comments were mirrored by Police Commissioner Mark Collins, who explained at the time that an investigation was ongoing into the detective’s death and suggested that it was unlikely that France committed suicide.
“I have nothing at the moment that suggests that any foul play has taken place. We have trolled CCTV. We have eyewitnesses. We have spoken to the people that he was with immediately before,” Collins stated.
He added: “I’m not going to go into the investigation because the file will be made available, of course, to the Coroner’s Court, but to answer your question, I don’t think he’s the type of guy that would have committed suicide.”
Collins also revealed at the time that there would be an examination of the vehicle by a vehicle expert who would look at the transmission and other issues in relation to the vehicle in the hope of determining what happened. Police have not disclosed whether this examination has since been completed.
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it look like this case supersedes all the rest?
This aint Hollywood /
SO the special effects ain’t working , we’ll come to the killing fields , let’s get to the bottom of it and ALL of the OTHER UNSOLVED MURDERS, KILLINGS ETC , OR IT WILL BECOME THE NORM
We will never know the truth about this.
The Governor saying one thing and the commissioner of police saying another. Something is not adding up with this one. An investigation independent of both of them needs to be done or we will never know the truth.
Common sense is still the best sense.. Common sense will indicate everything about this looks suspicious, strange at least..
More police need to d**d
F**k off you are disgraceful have respect
Yuh mudda shoulda d**d havin you
I love when you dirt cop reply die fm
Governorit know all put him toe im mouth