Relatives of a pastor who was killed in a hit-and-run nine months ago have come forward with new information.
Dr Kendal Stubbs, who led the Remnant Tabernacle of Praise Church on Carmichael Road, died on November 3, 2012 after he was struck by a vehicle while he was taking part in a church walk-a-thon.
Since then police have not found the person responsible for Dr Stubbs’ death and have said very little to family members of their progress, the family claims.
His wife Carolyn said today Kendal’s loved ones were seeking closure for a number of unsettled issues surrounding his death which have raised alarm.
These include that they were issued two death certificates and discrepancies with the causes of death listed. Officials also confirmed to the family that the handling of Dr Stubbs’ body after his death was not ordinary.
Carolyn Stubbs said: “The mortician informed the family that the body had been examined by the pathologist in such a way that he had never seen before and they wondered why. Secondly an inspector of the Royal Bahamas Police Force was unusually zealous and very unprofessional in his insistence that the death certificate had to be reissued despite the fact that there was no re-examination of the body.
“A second death certificate was in fact issued and the same inspector sought, without success to have the mortician replace the original death certificate. The family immediately sought clarification from the relevant government office about the validity of the second certificate and was informed that it was both illegal and unethical for a second to be issued without the involvement and authorisation of the coroner.”
Mrs Stubbs said the family has been left with more questions than answers.
Dr Stubbs’ death was expected to go before the Coroner’s Court twice but it was rescheduled both times due to the absence of the file.
A date of October 1, 2013 has been selected for the third time.
Mrs Stubbs appealed to the public to contact authorities with any information they might have.
By Khrisna Virgil
Tribune Staff Reporter
