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I CAN’T FORGIVE Two months on and Medsadie still recovering
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Tad Stoner tad.stoner@ieyenews.com
She’s depressed, but has family and friends. She’s still angry, but is no longer overwhelmed. She does physiotherapy at George Town Hospital and cannot walk, but can feel the healing from the bullets. Medsadie Connor, 57, suffered other bullets as well, one through her forearm and one that grazed her left side and upper inside arm. The wounds are closing, but are almost negligible compared with the two-inch scar on her left knee, where the shot entered; the purple welt on her lower calf where it exited and the heavy black brace - with the adjustable bend at the joint - enclosing the entire leg. “I’m not used to anything like this. I used to be hopping about, and this brace is so hot. This has been the worst two months I have ever had in my life,” she said. Continued on page 5
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Criminals in for a shock Police in Cayman could soon be armed with Taser guns to fight crime. The powerful electric shock weapons send 35,000 volts pulsating through the body of suspects. As part of a shake-up of the
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RCIPS Police Commission David Baines has told Legislative Assembly Members that his officers will be trained to use the weapon. The move comes following a sharp rise in crime and armed robberies on the Island in the past few months. Full story on page 11
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