Amid fears that a senior cop who died earlier this year may have been poisoned, there is even more speculation that he was probably given a potion by one of his disgruntled lovers, THE WEEKEND STAR understands.

Senior Superintendent Dathan Henry died at the Kingston Public Hospital on May 6, after a brief illness. A post-mortem on his body proved inconclusive.

Information reaching THE WEEKEND STAR is that the cop, who was allegedly involved with more than one woman, is rumoured to have been given the potion by one of them.

A source close to the case informed our news team that it is believed that the cop was given the potion after one of the women discovered that he was involved with another woman.

THE WEEKEND STAR who has been tracking the story was informed yesterday that the anticipated forensic report was handed over to the relevant authority from August.

However, checks made with the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT), who is investigating the matter, revealed yesterday that they are yet to see those findings.

toxicology report

When the potion speculation was put to the head of the government's forensic lab, Dr Judith Mowatt said, "I cannot comment on something like that."

However, as it relates to the toxicology report, Dr Mowatt said "those results were handed over from around the end of August."

When pressed as to who specifically the results were handed over to, Dr Mowatt said that she was unable to say at the time who signed for the results.

Meantime, Superintendent Michael Phipps at MIT said that he is unaware of the forensic findings.

"SSP Henry's death is unexplained and we are still interviewing persons who we believe can assist in this case. We are still waiting on the toxicology report," the policeman said.

THE WEEKEND STAR understands that the then chief pathologist, Dr Dinesh Rao, from India, had started the investigation into the senior cop's death, however, he left the job in June.

In the meantime, the police say they are still appealing for information from anyone who might be able to help their investigation into the sudden death of the former Clarendon police chief.

The police are asking persons with information that can assist the investigation to contact the MIT at 922-5344 or 948-9181.