Mother, male friend in custody after 3-year-old molested

A Corriverton, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne) mother is now in custody following the discovery that her 3-year-old daughter was sexually molested.

This newspaper was told that the child is hospitalised.

The woman was taken into custody along with a male friend after she reported to the Springlands Police Station that her infant was bleeding profusely from the vagina.

According to reports, the mother made the report on Saturday and she and her male friend were arrested on Monday.

At the time the report was made the woman’s husband along with their two other children, was at sea working. The father of the child is a fisherman.

According to Divisional Commander Ian Amsterdam, the mother of the child had not given Police the name of any suspect who may have committed the act, and as such she was taken into custody.

Amsterdam said following investigations, the woman’s siblings provided information which led to the arrest of the man. He said it was revealed that relatives reported that the man had some interactions with the child’s mother earlier in the day.

The investigations are continuing.