Berbice teen dies by suicide after allegedly being raped by taxi driver

…“Me need justice for me daughter” – mother

Hemwattie Indar, a 14-year-old former student of the J.C Chandisingh Secondary School in Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, who reportedly had been raped by a 29-year-old taxi driver on June 6, 2022, has died two days after consuming a poisonous substance.

She reportedly died at about the same time that the alleged rapist, Ameer Inshanally, was being arraigned on a rape charge before Reliance Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Court in East Canje Berbice.
Inshanally, of Sand Reef, Albion, Corentyne Berbice, has not been required to plead to the indictment. He has been remanded to prison, and will make his next court appearance on July 12.
The Police have said that the victim ingested a poisonous substance shortly after the ordeal on June 6, 2022, and succumbed at around 21:15h on Wednesday while receiving medical attention at the Port Mourant Public Hospital.
Guyana Times understands that the teenager was picked up by the taxi driver as she was awaiting transportation to attend school. However, after she had boarded the taxi, Inshanally reportedly drove to New Amsterdam under the pretext of going to purchase fuel. While in New Amsterdam, he reportedly engaged in sexual intercourse with the teen without her consent. After allegedly committing the act, he reportedly drove back to Albion, where he dropped off the victim at the head of the Albion Estate Road.

Feeling violated, traumatised, and embarrassed after the ordeal, the teen reportedly went home and consumed a poisonous substance. It was after she had been rushed to the medical facility that she told her mother what had transpired, and her mother immediately alerted the Police. A medical examination conducted on the teenager proved that she had indeed been sexually penetrated.

Mother’s plea
The mother of the teen has said that, had it not been for the heinous act of a despicable man, her daughter would have been alive today.
“Me really feel sad,” the mother expressed. “If that man did not carry way me daughter, she nah wudda do thing like ah this,” she said.
The teenager had been hospitalised for ten days, and according to her mother, Tajewattie Hardyal, on Wednesday she was informed of her daughter’s demise.
“Me need justice for me daughter!” the mother cried.
Following the death of the young lady, people from all walks of life have called for justice to be served. Some believe that the rapist should be held responsible for the teen’s death. Others felt that he should be locked away for a very long time.