David Mckoy, Attorney
"What I find to be interesting about this particular case is that Mr Hendy was picked up at Majestic Alley in Belize city on suspicion or allegations of murder and he was taken to Benque Viejo Police station. Now Benque Viejo and San Ignacio we know this murder happened at CK well these murders I should say sorry there was no need to take Mr Hendy to Benque. So Mr Hendy's allegation or I should say his argument or what he told the court is that he was taken to Benque and beaten in the morning by police officers. Now of course, the police officers out rightly denied any involvement in the beating of Mr Hendy but what makes this case even more interesting is that a police officer who was shot was, harmed and Mr Hendy based on his caution statement, he had given to police this one that the court deemed to be inadmissible and I am a strong view that it was inadmissible and I am glad that the court ruled in that favour because the allegation against him was that he had facilitated to some extent certain persons to have committed that crime."

"But what happened Is that Mr. Hendy was the last person to be incarcerated or behind bars for the murders and the attempted murders of other persons. The court had to rule on the admissibility of the caution statement that was given by Mr. John Alexander Hendy. And I must say that the caution statement was ruled inadmissible because the judge ruled that the prosecution could not have satisfied that the caution statement was given freely, and that there were no affirmative proof that Mr. Hendy when he gave that caution statement was not threatened or forced or beaten to give that caution statement."