CID officer charged with choking wife unconscious

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A 31-year-old Criminal Investigations Department (CID) detective has been ordered to stay 100 metres away from his wife and to refrain from communicating with her via cell phone.

Kellon Emmanuel, of Quash Trace, Sangre Grande, who has 10 years’ service and was last attached to the Valencia Police Post CID, was given the order as part of his station bail granted by Justice of the Peace Carl Dattoo.

Emmanuel is expected to appear before a Sangre Grande magistrate today to answer to the charges.

He was charged by WPC Arreaza-Joseph, of the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU), on Monday with choking with intent to render unconscious, assault by threats, and misuse of an electronic device.

A police release said a woman was allegedly attacked by her husband in December 2020.

During the incident, police were told that during a domestic dispute, the woman was physically and verbally abused.

It was also reported that on August 11, this year, while at a prayer meeting at a friend’s home, the woman’s husband allegedly called her and made threats towards her.

GBVU detectives investigated the reports following which Emmanuel was arrested and charged with the offences.

The investigation was headed by Superintendent Claire Guy-Alleyne and supervised by Insp Bacchus and Sgt Felix of the GBVU.