More than a month after a 21-year-old woman reported that she was raped, she is still awaiting justice even as policemen claiming that they were from Georgetown turned up at her home to question her in a manner that made her uncomfortable.
The woman recently told Stabroek News that she is becoming increasingly frustrated as the police at the Leonora Police Station – where the report of rape is being investigated – have not kept in contact with her. She has also approached the offices of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Crime Chief.
Early last week, the woman recounted, she received a call from the office of the DPP informing that the file was sent there and returned to the police with instructions that the