Questions over Natalie's unfortunate loss in the line of duty - Both police and National Guard investigations underway - Driver and other claimed they were not driving co-passenger of the fatal jeep - Directions for speedy investigation by the GDF and Police
Two investigations[/B] into the fatal accident in the National Guard involving the victim of the late SYOP are underway, Natalie Neophytou.
An investigative team of police members, as well as the official appointed by the Chief of the National Guard to investigate the causes of the accident, have already begun to complete the case files.
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What the first witnesses to the tragedy say...
The first persons called to testify before the authorities were the reserve officer and the enlisted private, who were riding in the fatal jeep and saw the unfortunate Natalie crushed.
According to information obtained by the Cyprus Times, the two soldiers in their statements claimed that following instructions to refuel the vehicle at a point where the terrain was uneven the jeep overturned. According to those questioned about the speed of the vehicle at the time of the overturn, it did not exceed the speed limit, as they claimed.
After blueprints were made in the area to ascertain the route of the fatal jeep, the vehicle is expected to undergo an electromechanical inspection within the next few days to determine if any problem or mechanical failure occurred before the overturn.
The investigation being conducted by the investigating officer - Army Inspector General - is also expected to include all details pertaining to the fitness of the vehicle, the last date the vehicle passed inspection, as well as questions pertaining to the spot where the unfortunate SYOP was sitting.
The completion of the investigations was instructed by the CID and the Police leadership to be done expeditiously, with a view to sending the case file to the Legal Service for further instructions on how to handle it.
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