ComPol Says Criminally Culpability for Gabriel’s Death is Difficult

Williams stated that the investigation into Gabriel’s tragic death is examining whether anyone can be held criminally or legally responsible. He explained that once children are at school, they are under the school’s custody. However, he noted that despite this, it will be challenging to find grounds to hold anyone criminally accountable for the child’s death.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“ At the end of the investigation, we will refer the matter to the DPP, but, I don’t foresee her giving such directives. At the end of the day, I think even the teachers at Stella Maris are shaken up by what happened. They are going through their own things right now because certainly they would not have wanted that to happen to the child. But we’ll see when that time comes.”

 

Paul Lopez

“Is there a main fact the police are trying to establish in their investigation?”

 

Chester Williams

“Well, the issue that we’ll be looking at is to see if there is any culpability in terms of negligence on the part of anybody. They would know that if you are in charge of a child, you have not just a moral obligation but also a legal obligation to ensure the safety of that child. And once that obligation is broken by way of negligence, then you can be held liable.”