THE police, claiming to have new information, yesterday reopened the December 2003 Kemar Walters/Oliver Duncan abduction case in which policemen were said to be involved.

Deputy Police Commissioner Mark Shields yesterday urged his colleagues to come forward with information which can assist in solving the near five-year-old cold case which involved the abduction and possible murder of the two men.

Walters and Duncan were allegedly forced into unmarked police cars at a plaza on Washington Boulevard in St Andrew two days before Christmas in 2003. Neither has been seen or heard from since.

Duncan was said to be a major player in a multi-million dollar car-stealing ring which involved policemen, body repairmen and car alarm technicians. A Honda CRV which he was driving at the time of the abduction was found burnt out in the mangroves along the Port Royal road days afterwards.

A police corporal who was charged with unlawful abduction in connection with the case was freed because of lack of evidence.

But yesterday, Shields said the police had crucial information about the abduction which led them to reopen the investigation.

"I am asking anyone with information, including my colleagues in the JCF, who I believe have detailed knowledge of what happened to these two individuals, to come forward. This case is a serious blight on the reputation of the force," Shields said at a press conference at the constabulary's anti corruption unit's offices.

Shields announced that two retired specialist homicide detectives from Britain - Michael Turner and Colin Fish - have been brought in to assist Operation Kingfish with the new probe into the disappearance of Walters and Duncan.
The investigators, he said, would try to establish the circumstances leading to, and those responsible for, the men's disappearance and to locate their remains.

Meanwhile, news that the case would be re-opened was met with joy by Walters' mother, Claudette Angus, who was left wondering about her son's fate.

"I always wanted to know because my son just disappeared like that. I am feeling overwhelmed and I hope justice is served," Angus said