Mother who allegedly approved teen daughter’s relationship with businessman on self-bail

…Police awaiting DPP’s advice

The mother of the 14-year-old who was reportedly in a relationship with a businessman, with her mother’s approval, was released on self-bail as investigations continue.
Reports are the teen was in a relationship with a 25-year-old man in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The woman was arrested after she lodged a report at the Police Outpost that her teenager was raped by the businessman. The mother was grilled about the relationship and provided a statement to the cops about her involvement in it.
Though she was released from custody, she will have to report to the Police daily as they await advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the matter.
However, the 25-year-old man, of Apaquia Backdam, is still in Police custody. On Tuesday last, the man was taken into custody after he was accused of sexually molesting the teen girl. According to information received, the teenager and the suspect became friends after she visited her mother’s shop in Region Seven in December 2019. The man claimed that she told him that she was 16 years old. He also claimed that he approached the teen’s mother and informed her that he had feelings for her daughter and as such, asked for consent to begin a relationship.
However, earlier this month, the teenager and her mother had a misunderstanding, and she left home and moved in with the suspect. The mother then went to the Police outpost in the area and reported the rape. The man was subsequently arrested.
Guyana Times was told that after his arrest, the teen turned up at the station and informed the Police that the businessman would usually give her money and she would hand over same to her mother. She also told the Police that her mother had agreed to the relationship. When contacted, Region Seven Police Commander, Senior Superintendent Linden Lord stated that he was awaiting advice from the DPP chambers on the way forward with the case.