The 4-year-old Parika boy who was beaten by his stepfather to the point of having a fractured skull and other injuries, appears to be “out of danger” while some ranks are under investigation in relation to their handling of the matter.
This was stated by Commander of Regional Division #3, Assistant Commissioner Mahendra Siwnarine, who added the injured boy remains hospitalised, but is out of danger.
The Commander also said that while the child is out of danger, the Office of Professional Responsibility is also looking into the conduct of the ranks on the night of the incident as they only responded to the scene six hours later.
On Thursday, Stabroek News reported that a four-year-old boy had been hospitalised with a fractured skull and broken arm after he was beaten by his stepfather. The mother initially told the police that her child had fallen down.
The incident occurred at Parika Facade, East Bank Essequibo, on Sunday and according to the aunt of the four-year-old, on the night of the incident, her 13-year-old nephew came to her house and told her that his stepfather and mother had a fight while they were intoxicated. He urged that the family go over to the house to intercede. The fight as explained by the nephew resulted in the four-year-old being assaulted by the stepfather.
The aunt took the child to the police station and reported the matter. To her surprise, the aunt said that she was told by the officers at the Parika Station that they would have to return in the morning.
The father of the children, an uncle and others eventually went to the home around 6 am and found the four-year-old bleeding through his ears with several marks of violence about his body. They rushed the boy to the Leonora Cottage Hospital and he was subsequently sent to the Georgetown Public Hospital for a CT scan where it was discovered that he had a fractured skull. The child was eventually admitted to the West Demerara Hospital with a broken arm and fractured skull and was also unresponsive.
After telling the police that the child had fallen down, the mother later confessed that the stepfather had inflicted the beating. She was also later admitted to the hospital with a broken arm and a cut face.
The aunt said that the police are looking for the stepfather but believe that he could have been caught on the night of the incident, but the station ranks chose not to cooperate.
Currently the stepfather remains on the run while the ranks who initially investigated the matter are under investigation.
