(Kaieteur News) – Parliamentary lead of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Dr. Terrence Campbell has called on Commissioner of Police, Clifton Hicken to urgently “root out bad eggs” within the Guyana Police Force (GPF) and review standard operating procedures governing how officers interact with teenagers, following the death of 16-year-old Altaf King in Corriverton, Corentyne.

Campbell made the appeal on Friday while visiting the grieving family alongside several APNU Members of Parliament, including Dexter Todd, Saiku Andrews, Coretta McDonald and Vinceroy Jordan, as pressure mounts for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the teen’s death.

Eyewitness accounts state that the teenager died on June 25 after a police pursuit ended with his motorcycle being struck by a police vehicle. It is further alleged that officers initially left the scene before returning later with another vehicle.