Ce­dros po­lice con­sta­ble Rus­sell Be­dasse has re­signed, ac­cus­ing col­leagues of ig­nor­ing his miss­ing per­son re­port af­ter his moth­er van­ished last week.

He last spoke to 57-year-old Shelawait­hie “Meera” Be­dasse around 8 am on Sep­tem­ber 23, but when calls went unan­swered, he alert­ed Ce­dros Po­lice.

De­spite this, he claims no ur­gent ac­tion was tak­en, forc­ing him to in­ves­ti­gate on his own.

Around 6 am the next day, her body was found hang­ing from a tree, with poi­son and bro­ken tablets re­cov­ered near­by.

Be­dasse in­sists the scene was staged as sui­cide, crit­i­cis­ing of­fi­cers for their in­dif­fer­ence, while ACP Michael Pierre says en­quiries will be made.