| For the past nine months, popular local female boxer Margaret ‘Chico’ Walcott-Francis helplessly watched as the police concoct with her nephew to actually put an end to her career in the fistic sport.The 55-year old woman narrowly escaped death last November by parrying a cutlass blow which was intended for her neck, but partially severed her right thumb.This put paid to a fight date in Trinidad and left her unable to carry out her security work for more than a month.And to date the police have not yet seen it fit to charge the perpetrator, thus leaving Walcott to conclude that there is a conspiracy to sweep the matter under the carpet.Walcott said she has been pushed around, called a drunkard by the police whom she suspects have a close relationship with her nephew and are definitely protecting him.In an interview with this newspaper yesterday, the frustrated woman recalled that last November , she was cleaning up her Albouystown residence to accommodate female Trinidadian boxer, Kim Quashie,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, when she asked her nephew to remove some scrap iron he had left there.The Trinidadian, she said,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, was arranging for her to fight in the Twin-Island Republic some time in December.She said that her nephew, with whom she had an on and off feud, became angry and made some threatening remarks towards her.The following day she saw the man with a cutlass but did not think that he would make good on his threat, although she overheard him telling another relative that he would chop her head off.A few minutes later the man allegedly launched his attack on Walcott, who had to use all the evasive skills she learnt in boxing.“The fuss chop he fire, I duck because I know de game. But de next chop I try fuh evade, it catch me pon me hand,” the female boxer told Kaieteur News.She said that by then the police were alerted and they arrived on the scene quickly.The woman said that instead of arresting the man who attacked her, the police proceeded to place a handcuff on her hands although she was the one who was bleeding profusely.After protesting vehemently, Walcott was allowed to seek medical attention for her wounded hand at the Georgetown Public Hospital.Unfortunately that was not the end of her troubles. “When I go to the station, the response was not nice; like they cook up the story,Wholesale Jerseys,” Walcott said.In fact the police appeared to be taking their precious time with the “simple” investigation. They only collected the woman’s medical from the hospital three months after the incident.The woman said that despite appealing to several senior police officials, including Commander Clifton Hicken,Cheap Jerseys China, the person who wounded her is still to be charged nine months later.She told this newspaper that one of the police ranks, who is supposed to be investigating the matter, even suggested that she agree to a financial settlement.“So far I give them three statements because they always losing it. Up to now the matter ain’t reach the court. I lose money on a fight in Trinidad and I couldn’t even work for a month. I am a sports personality and this is the way the police are treating me,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping,” the boxer, who may be retiring soon,Cheap Jerseys Paypal, lamented. |
