Ex-cop loses second lawsuit against the State over foot injury
Yesterday
A former policewoman stationed at the Scarborough Police Station’s Court and Process Branch who took legal action against the State over an injury she suffered at the station has lost a separate claim she filed for unfair dismissal.
On Friday, Justice Frank Seepersad dismissed the second action filed by Cpl Karen Wiltshire-James, 46, of Store Bay, Bon Accord.
She was injured on December 10, 2013 when a large tyre fell on her foot,
The judge said the second lawsuit, which challenges a decision by the police service to withhold her salary from 2016, classify the wrong type of leave, and her dismissal from the service, was a “clear abuse of process.”