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Man arrested after being found with boys at West Dem shack

-residents torch house

By Staff Writer 14 h ago

The remains of the shack after it was dismantled and torched by residents.

An accused child molester was arrested yesterday at a West Bank Demerara village, where residents dismantled and torched parts of the shack he called home after he was found there with four minor boys.

The man is currently assisting with investigations, Commander of ‘D’ Division Edmond Cooper told Stabroek News.

Cooper said lawmen from the Wales Police Station were summoned to the village, where they arrested the man. He also noted that minors were taken to a hospital for medical attention.

Cooper indicated that as soon as they have completed taking statements from the suspected victims, they will be seeking the requisite legal advice.

When Stabroek News visited the community yesterday afternoon, villagers said that they learnt of the case after a missing teen’s parents went in search of him. The parents eventually went to the man’s shack yesterday morning and called for their son. After they got no response, a villager told Stabroek News, they decided to break open the door and found the man with their son and three others in the house. The man was hiding under the bed, according to the villagers.

“At around 9 this morning, one of the small boys come and tell me what was happening and when I came out on the road, the people had already broke down his house and burn it,” a resident recalled.

It was pointed out that neighbours had suspected the man of preying on minors in the village but were unsuccessful in proving it.

The villagers explained that the suspect would normally lure the minors between the ages of 12 and 15 to his house by enticing them with food.

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kpHonorary Member

People at Wales are starving, they do anything for food, PNC time.

2/1/193:10 PM

Bibi HaniffaGNI Queen

There are some very disgusting people existing in this world.

2/1/195:57 PM

ChiefSenior Member

I am surprised the residents burnt the shack and not him.

2/2/197:09 AM

Former Member

I’m surprised no one did anything for so long. If you suspect, inform the police. They could have did a search!

2/2/197:11 AM

DjangoAdmin

kp posted:
People at Wales are starving, they do anything for food, PNC time.

The ones probably starving, who refused to travel to work at Uitvlugt Estate.

During my younger days worked at Canal No 1 cutting farmers cane, we used to ride our bicycles ,from Cornelia Ida to work site, swam over creek and drainage trenches with bicycle in hand when taking short cuts. We had no pride do all kind of work to make a honest living.

Today workers at Guysuco getting free transportation and are refusing to work. Pack of lazy people probably waiting for handouts.

2/2/197:19 AM

AmralSenior Member

Hey Django are you from CI

2/2/199:39 AM

kpHonorary Member

Django posted:
kp posted:
People at Wales are starving, they do anything for food, PNC time.
The ones probably starving, who refused to travel to work at Uitvlugt Estate.
During my younger days worked at Canal No 1 cutting farmers cane, we used to ride our bicycles ,from Cornelia Ida to work site, swam over creek and drainage trenches with bicycle in hand when taking short cuts. We had no pride do all kind of work to make a honest living.
Today workers at Guysuco getting free transportation and are refusing to work. Pack of lazy people probably waiting for handouts.

What you are saying it's OK to be a slave because your fore parents worked as slaves back then. When are we going to progress in civilization.

2/2/199:54 AM

Former Member

kp posted:
Django posted:
kp posted:
People at Wales are starving, they do anything for food, PNC time.
The ones probably starving, who refused to travel to work at Uitvlugt Estate.
During my younger days worked at Canal No 1 cutting farmers cane, we used to ride our bicycles ,from Cornelia Ida to work site, swam over creek and drainage trenches with bicycle in hand when taking short cuts. We had no pride do all kind of work to make a honest living.
Today workers at Guysuco getting free transportation and are refusing to work. Pack of lazy people probably waiting for handouts.
What you are saying it's OK to be a slave because your fore parents worked as slaves back then. When are we going to progress in civilization.

Django is nostalgic. Them more he sits on this site, he gets homesick and wants to go back. You cannot call all the people lazy when there are hardly any jobs for people. Burnham sold out the only train in Guyana. There might have been lots of jobs to pump train wheels.

2/2/1910:02 AM

kpHonorary Member

Boys discovered in West Bank shack were sexually assaulted, medical checks find

-child protection agency investigating as cops seek advice on suspect

By Staff Writer 9 h ago

Medical examinations have confirmed that the four minor boys who were rescued from a West Bank Demerara shack earlier this week were sexually assaulted and the Childcare and Protection Agency (C&PA) has since launched an investigation.

On Thursday, an accused child molester was taken into custody after residents dismantled and torched parts of his shack, where the boys were found.

Divisional Commander Edmond Cooper told Sunday Stabroek that the four boys were medically examined after which it was established that they were indeed assaulted.

He said the suspect remains in custody and the police will be seeking legal advice on the way forward in the matter.

Contacted for a comment yesterday, head of the C&PA Ann Greene told Sunday Stabroek that the case is being investigated by the agency.

She noted that arrangements are being made for the boys, who remain in the care of their relatives, to receive counselling.

“They [the officers] are arranging

for the boys to have counselling. They have given their statements and so on,” Greene said.

She, however, added that if the need arises, the boys will be taken into the care of the agency. “If there is need to put them in care, we will, but at this time no,” she said.

Greene said the C&PA was only made aware of the matter after it was publicised. “You see people, the community noticed something but they didn’t report right away but they did act eventually,” she added.

Villagers had previously related to this newspaper that they learnt of the case after a missing teen’s parents went in search of him.

The parents eventually went to the man’s shack on Thursday morning and called for their son. After they got no response, a villager said, they decided to break open the door and found the man with their son and three others in the house.

The man was hiding under the bed.

“At around 9 this morning (Thursday), one of the small boys come and tell me what was happening and when I came out on the road, the people had already broke down his house and burn it,” a resident recalled.

It was pointed out that neighbours had suspected the man of preying on minors in the village but were unsuccessful in proving it.

The villagers also explained that the suspect would normally lure minors between the ages of 12 and 15 to his house by enticing them with food.

2/3/1910:34 AM

Former Member

The accused child molester needs be in a private room with some Bubbas.

2/3/193:15 PM

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Man arrested after being found with boys at West Dem shack

-residents torch house

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