CCTV Footage Reveals Visa Oshwal Swimming Pool Intentionally Watching 11- Year Old Drown.
CCTV Footage Reveals Visa Oshwal Swimming Pool Intentionally Watching 11- Year Old Drown: A CCTV clip that was produced in court has revealed that Geoffrey Opala, the Visa Oshwal swimming pool attendant intentionally left an 11- year old to drown in the school’s swimming pool.
According to the footage, the 11- year old drowned when Opala was on duty and the footage shows the kid walking past Opala who failed to prevent the new student from accessing the pool.
The grade two pupil had transferred to the school a day before the unfortunate incident. His body was found in the pool on Wednesday, a day after drowning on Tuesday.
Police Constable Clare Wafula while presenting the video underscored that Opala neglected his official duty and should be detained as officers conduct further investigations.
She stated,”The respondent (Opala) was captured on CCTV footage on duty when the deceased walked past him towards the pool and later the body of the deceased found to have drowned in the pool.”
“The respondent was arrested on February 22nd for the suspicion of having committed an offence of neglect of official duty contrary to section 128 as read with section 36 of the penal code.”
Further, Opala is said to have lied to the school administration on the whereabouts of the child even after being asked.
However, later, Opala is said to have informed the family that he had searched the swimming pool and recovered the body in absence of the family and the school staff, something the detectives say was suspicious.
Opala’s request for a bond was denied after the detectives claimed that he had denied disclosing where he lives or anything about his personal life. This, according to the detectives, will pose as a challenge in tracing him down thus, a flight risk.
He is also said to be a danger to the investigation process and will interfere with witnesses yet to be traced with some of them being his workmates at Oshwal Academy.
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