Construction worker charged with attempted murder of stepson

Shawn Davidson, a 24-year-old construction worker of North East Squatting Area, Georgetown, was remanded to prison on Wednesday for the attempted murder of his one-year-old stepson.
Davidson appeared before Senior Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where the charge was read to him which stated that on July 17, 2024, he attempted to murder his stepson.
He was not required to plead to the indictment and was remanded to prison until August 12, 2024.

Guyana Times understands that the child is now hospitalised with severe burns, allegedly inflicted by Davidson, who recorded the incident and shared it on social media. The child underwent emergency surgery and is currently recovering.
It was reported that the child’s 18-year-old mother is currently pregnant and is expected to give birth in a few days. In an interview with another section of the media on Tuesday, the woman related the incident occurred at their East La Penitence, Georgetown home, where she lived with her son and Davidson.
The teen mother stated that prior to the incident, Davidson had broken her son’s foot. She recounted that every time she intervened to save her son, she was abused by the man.
“The first time he hit him, he ended up in the hospital for a break to his left leg, and now he is in the hospital for a burn to his right upper leg… the doctor said it is a 3rd degree burn and he has to do a surgery because it is to his bones,” the tearful mother said.
“He told me if I don’t cut off his hair, he gonna throw him in the trench. He put him by the drain to stand up and he said, ‘You rather I throw him in the trench or you cut off his hair?’ I told him I rather cut off his hair and that is when I took the scissors and cut off his hair.”
The teen added that many times she placed herself in the way to take the blows for her son.
“I felt terrible because I was there and I couldn’t do anything. He said he trying to get to the child’s father. Every time he did it, he would video it and send it to his father. When I got on to the child’s father, he said he didn’t have time with that, if he wants to kill him, y’all could kill him if y’all want.”
She said she felt hopeless and trapped but is relieved she can now get out. “It feels good because I didn’t know exactly what to do in a situation like that,” she said.
This publication was informed that it was neighbours who called the police after hearing the child being abused. Davidson was subsequently arrested and charged.