Recruit awarded $300,000 for TTPS 'illegal' tattoo policy
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March 27, 2025
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A man who wanted to become a police officer after his father was killed during a home invasion and who was barred from entering because of two tattoos, has been awarded $300,000.
In a judgment dated March 12, High Court Judge Westmin James found that the constitutional rights of Daawuud Mohammed were infringed.
As a result, he ruled that Mohammed be awarded $25,000 as compensation for loss of chance; $125,000 for distress and inconvenience suffered and $150,000 in vindicatory damages. The State was also ordered to pay his legal costs.
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