The 13-year-old Good Hope, East Coast Demerara girl, who was hospitalised after suffering severe burns while straining rice, has been discharged and returned to the care of her parent, head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene said yesterday.
The teen was burnt early in February while she was straining a pot rice and her parent was accused of depriving her of medical attention.
Greene had said that the burns suffered were not life threatening but the agency was investigating the case. She also stated that a child care assessment report revealed that there is dysfunctional issues in the girl’s family which needed to be addressed to ensure that the child is protected. The agency, therefore, signaled that it might have to look for alternative care for the child.