An East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) joiner is now in custody after he was caught in a compromising position with an eight-year-old child.
Reports are that the 49-year-old man lured the girl and her brother to his home where he committed the act. According to a Police source, the child lives with her 27-year-old mother, who is a domestic worker and has two other children.
It was reported that on Friday, while the victim and her brother were on their way home from school, the joiner called the child and asked her to make a purchase at a nearby shop for him. She reportedly complied and then went into the house while her brother waited outside.
After a while, the child’s brother went into the house in search of her and saw the self-employed joiner lying on his sister.
He ran out of the house and raised an alarm. The matter was reported to the Police and the joiner was arrested.
The victim reportedly told Police that on several occasions she and her brother would visit the suspect’s home and he would give them food and sometimes money.
Following the report to the Police, the victim was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where she was examined by a doctor who gave a certificate on his findings.
According to a source close to the investigation, the girl’s hymen was ruptured. Police have since prepared a file on the matter as they seek to prosecute the accused.
The file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DDP) for advice.
