A Bahamian man left paralysed after being shot by a policeman in 2016 has been awarded US $80,000 interim payment from the state to help cover medical treatment.
The judge ordered the Bahamian Police Commissioner and Attorney General to make the payment to Thorne Clarke, who developed a severe pressure ulcer requiring surgery.
Clarke was 22 when he was shot in the back, leaving him paralysed from the sternum down.
He sued the Commissioner of Police and Attorney General in 2018, and a default judgement was entered against them the following year.
The final amount of compensation remains unresolved.
An assessment of damages was done in May 2025, but a ruling remains outstanding.
While awaiting the decision, Clarke developed a stage-four pressure ulcer on his right buttock that later became infected, resulting in a nine-day hospital stay.
