2-year-old burnt on back, genitals by mother’s boyfriend

Police have arrested a 19-year-old after he used a cigarette lighter to burn a two-year-old girl on her back and vagina.
Reports are that the incident occurred at about 18:35h on August 1 at Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
The matter was reported to the Police two days later by the infant’s aunt.
The suspect, who is the boyfriend of the child’s mother, had visited her on August 1, and while there, became annoyed at the child since she was urinating and defecating “more often than he deemed necessary”, the Police have said.
He then took a cigarette lighter and burnt her on her back and vagina, causing her to receive injuries.
The child was taken to the Port Mourant Public Hospital by Police after the report was filed, and she was examined by a doctor. The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.