Father fined G$100,000 for beating teen daughter with steel pipe

A father who beat his 16-year-old daughter with a steel pipe and other objects was on Monday hauled before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Idenco Frederick admitted that he indeed severely beat his 16-year-old on March 5, 2018 at East La Penitence, Georgetown.
The Court heard that Fredericks attempted to question his daughter, who came home late from school.

However, the teenager reportedly gave rude responses to her father, which annoyed him and prompted him to snatch her by her hair and throw her to the ground before he proceeded to deal her several slaps.
The young woman reportedly told her father “why you nah kill me and done?” which further angered him, the court heard.
It was reported that Frederick took up a scrubbing board and dealt the teenager several lashes. She attempted to escape him, but he pursued her and in the process, took up a steel pipe which he used to continue beating her.
The teen went to school the following day and a teacher observed marks of violence about her body and called the Welfare Department. A medical examination carried out on her showed multiple wounds and abrasions about her body. According to Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, the Police were called, and the father was arrested and charged.
After having an in-camera discussion with the young lady and her mother, Magistrate Judy Latchman fined the father G$100,000. If he defaults on paying the fine, that will result in one month’s imprisonment.