Teen experiencing hell in custody
In news out of Guyana
Genital area soaked with methylated spirits then set alight by police
In what may be one of the worst cases of police brutality, ranks from the Leonora Police Station have been accused of setting a 14-year-old boy’s genitals alight while questioning him about the murder of former Region Three Vice Chairman, Ramnauth Bisram.
Kaieteur News confirmed the report yesterday after obtaining graphic photographs of the severely burnt lad.
The teen has been in custody since Tuesday and his parents, Doodnauth Jaikarran and Shirley Thomas, allege that ranks had them going from one police station to the next without disclosing his whereabouts.
The parents said that they eventually confirmed yesterday that he is being kept at the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station. However, the ranks did not allow them to see him.
It is unclear whether the teen is still being considered a suspect or whether he has received any medical treatment for what appeared to be severe burns to his genitals, midriff and upper thighs.
The lad’s parents, who reside at Canal Number Two Polder, said that they are too poor to retain the services of an attorney, but Kaieteur News confirmed late yesterday that a prominent attorney has offered to represent the teen and his parents.
Sources said that the torture occurred at the Leonora Police Station and claimed that a police sergeant, whom they named, assisted in brutalising the young man.
Doodnauth Jaikarran, the teen’s stepfather said that he was in his bedroom at around 21:00 hrs on Tuesday when he heard someone calling for ‘Buck Boy’, which is his stepson’s nickname.
Jaikarran said that he went outside and saw his stepson kneeling on the floor, with some policemen standing over him.
He said that the ranks informed him that the teen was a suspect in the murder of Ramnauth Bisram. They then informed Bisram and his reputed wife that their son was being taken to the La Grange Police Station.
It's jus crazy the step someone would take to hurt another human being in such a manner.Obviously we see now that they themselve ( police) are no different from the people they refer to as killers, cause if thatsyour way of purnishing someone that killed ,you in turn is a killer yourself. This is un acceptable and i wish that the proper steps are taken to deal with those officers involved . Far too long we've be silenct to the level of abuse thats been taking place under the supervision of police officers.
ReplyDeleteIT'S LIKE HITTING A CHILD AND THEN TELLING THEM DONT HIT
ReplyDeleteWAT EXAMPLE IS THAT. THIS ABUSE FROM POLICE HAVE TO STOP .SOMEONE NEED TO TAKE A SERIOUS STAND.HOW CAN YOU PURNISH SOMEONE BY DOING THE EXACT THING YOU PURNISHING THEM FOR . THATS JUS DOWN RIGHT STUPIDNESS.....SO YOU SEE THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT..THATS JUS WRONG