Adrianna Younge’s drowning: Social media users retract ‘knowledge’ of child’s death when questioned by cops – Jagdeo

…debunks sacrifice claims; says PPP wins by hard work, while PNC is known for “rituals”

Several persons, who had taken to social media claiming that they have knowledge relating to the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge have since retracted their statements when contacted by investigators on the case.
This was revealed to the public by Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo during a press conference on Wednesday.

“All of the people who I see online, like some said that they were next door and they heard the child screaming, when they were contacted by the investigator, they said they hear it from somebody else but they [initially] claimed that they were next door,” he explained.
Since the child’s body was discovered on April 24 in the pool at the now-gutted Double Day Hotel – one day after she was reported missing, a number of social media users have posted various information online.
Some of these individuals have claimed to be employees, guests and even managers at the hotel. Using social media, they have sought to convince the public of hearing screams or seeing movement of the child, police officers and others inside the building.
However, no one has presented themselves to the police to back up their claims.
“There is someone else claiming that the child was held in a freezer and the freezer temperature was low and that’s why the body was in a state of decomposition…I am sure when they contact these people, it will be wild speculation,” Jagdeo added.
In what he deemed “wilder speculation”, the vice president said someone has accused himself and President Dr Irfaan Ali of sacrificing the child to win the upcoming General and Regional Elections.
“We’ve won elections because we’ve worked hard for people’s support and you’ve seen it everyday,” he noted, adding that PPP has never indulged in such behavior. In contrast, he reminded the public, that in the past it was the Peoples National Congress -led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) supporters who have publicly performed “ritual” in front of several Government offices including in front of the Education Ministry last year during the teachers strike and protest.
Meanwhile, an autopsy on Monday conducted by three international pathologists found that Adrianna died from drowning.
Jagdeo has since contended that a thorough investigation must be done to determine whether there was foul play involved in the child’s death.