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Sascha Wilson
A High Court judge has ordered the State to return a businessman’s licenced firearm and ammunition and pay compensation, more than a decade after they were accidentally left at a restaurant and taken into police custody without explanation.
The ruling was delivered by Justice Devindra Rampersad in a claim brought by a Central contractor, who sued for detinue and conversion after police failed to return his firearm despite repeated requests and the dismissal of criminal charges against him.
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