Search continues for 2 girls missing after mass escape from Unity Children’s Home

Authorities are intensifying efforts to locate two teenage girls who remain missing following an apparent mass escape from the Unity Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) Children’s Home earlier this week.
The missing girls have been identified as 15-year-old Amanda Tyson and 14-year-old Shazela Khan. Both were among a group of 21 girls who fled the ECD facility on Wednesday evening after a disturbance inside the home.
According to eyewitness accounts, the incident began when a fight broke out between some of the girls inside the facility. The commotion escalated, and the girls reportedly forced their way out of the building and compound, confronting the guard on duty before fleeing into the surrounding area.

Police quickly mobilised teams from the Cove and John and Mahaica stations to track down the escapees. Some of the girls were intercepted, but efforts to locate the remaining two – Tyson and Khan – are ongoing.
The Guyana Police Force is appealing to members of the public to remain vigilant and report any sightings of the missing girls immediately.
The Unity Children’s Home, operated under the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, provides shelter and care for girls from troubled backgrounds.
The home offers rehabilitation programmes designed to assist the children in addressing behavioural challenges, building life skills, and transitioning successfully back into society.