Comments on: Battered and nude body of teen found on Hope Road -appears to have been shot

By: Devon Ross

Devon Ross — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:57:02 +0000

My condolences to the Khan Family… but your neighbour know more about your daughter’s murder.

By: vending

vending — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:12:36 +0000

I just read all comments here and its a shame to see us fellow Guyanese and other have the time out to sit and type all the positive response and what should and could and did and didn’t have to happen where this poor soul is concerned – yet non of you are willing to book a flight and go to Guyana as a group or an individual basis and stand up for the right of our people until then please everyone shut up….we care and concern so much but just like the government and rich business ppl we are also not willing to do anything.. We came abroad and gain salvation and teachings where right and wrong and self worth is concern but not doing anything about it.

By: guy123

guy123 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:22:41 +0000

That’s right,mate,I agree with you there.

By: guy123

guy123 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:15:33 +0000

bvbocan,that is not fair.

By: ms guyana

ms guyana — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:29:40 +0000

what is the Ministry of Human Services really doing in Guyana I wonder and Minister Priya Manikchand?
not saying they could’ve stopped this case, just want to know what is it that they are really doing in Guyana cause women are being murdered and brutalised with barely a word from these folks.

By: Sanderson Rowe

Sanderson Rowe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:48:25 +0000

In the eyes of the law, she still is a child.

By: Desilusionada

Desilusionada — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:33:00 +0000

This tragic incident reflects several combined failures. A misguided teenager out at night with a ‘neighbor/friend’ who failed miserably as an adult in charge of a minor entrusted to her care. Add a mother who, perhaps unthinkingly, devolved her responsibilities to an untrustworthy person. Further add an apathetic community that sanctions access to alcohol by minors (two beers!). Then throw in a group of idle, mobile, unsocialized, depraved, likely drug-crazed, objects posing as men, armed and aware that the GPF has little interest in and few resources for crime-solving (aren’t they busy beating the bush for Fineman & Co.?)….. Well, unfortunately for us all, this is the result.

By: Sweettouch 618

Sweettouch 618 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:54:43 +0000

This young woman in her prime did not deserve to did like this. She was bothered by a married man, she was terrified of him, she reported the matter to the Mahaica police, nothing was done and now she is dead.
Perhaps proper policing could have saved the life of this young Guyanese.
What would it take to stop wanton Police Lethargy in my country which I am now afraid to visit with my children?
Sweettouch 618

By: GTTODEBONE

GTTODEBONE — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:52:14 +0000

GUY123 I agree 100% that story sounds too good to be true.

By: bvbocan

bvbocan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:18:39 +0000

She can hardly be called a “child” when she was living with a man in Berbice

By: Sanderson Rowe

Sanderson Rowe — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:33:57 +0000

The monster or monsters who did these despicable acts to this child should be hunted down and no quarter given.

By: hally

hally — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:50:59 +0000

It’s so sad to see what happened to this young girl. It’s a pity to see that Guyana has not changed much. How much has to be shed before people say to themselves that I will not do this to someone because I don’t want someone to do that to me. You know what hurt me the most is that the mother let her 15 YEAR OLD daughter go and live with a man. Mom you should have known better.

By: No Patriot

No Patriot — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:48:30 +0000

While I have not read KN’s version of this story, what the neighbour said in this version does sound fishy. This neighbour is definitely hiding something. Her story does not add up.

By: Phenomenal_Guyanese_Tz

Phenomenal_Guyanese_Tz — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:23:42 +0000

Firstly, I would like to extend condolences to the family of the late Sheliza Khan.
I read both the Stabroek News and Kaieteur News, and both stories differ, but in my judgement It is sad indeed at how a 15 year-old’s life came to a tragic demise, and I do hope that other people or children take this as an example and learn from it.
I myself would like to know what a 15 year-old was doing in a resturant in the company of men, she should have been at home.( According to Kaieteur News) The parent/s or guardian/s have a lot to be blamed, because when all is said and done she is still a minor.
What I am also appalled at, is why is a minor drinking beers…??
While some people are chary of their environs, others fall prey to it. I trust that the perpetrators of such a heinous act be brought to justice, and this doesn’t become another unsolved case to the list.
People, especially children should be more focused about educational horizons and making the best of their lives, a lot of the children in today’s society are living way too fast for their age.
I’m not here to be judgmental, but reflecting on my school days to now….TIMES have changed tremendously…

By: Twinkle Toe

Twinkle Toe — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:34:25 +0000

This is a very sad case.

In the first instance, why was this child allowed to have her own way and stop going to school.

Secondly, she was only 15 years. Why was she allowed to go and live with a man in Berbice?

Was this poor parental control? I would think so.

My sympathy goes out to the family. This should have never happened. I hope the Police catch the criminal who did this to her. The neighbour should be interrogated on this matter.

By: gap1

gap1 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:09:47 +0000

This is a crime of passion. The extent of the injuries and the viciousness of it indicates, anger, lots of it. Sheliza knows this individual.

This is one with whom she was emotionally involved with or one who was emotionally involved with her. The police should start there.

By: GT_BANA

GT_BANA — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:59:43 +0000

It seems to me whenever an incident occurs and reported to the police station, zero actions are taken. The article stated that she had some problems with another male and it was reported but no actions was taken. If investigators determine that the male who the report was filed against turns out to be the murderer, shame on the police. I have read of so many incidents that occurred and reported to the police station which later turned into someone getting killed. The police needs to stop being lazy and do their jobs to prevent these types of murders.

The neighbor needs to be questioned. Her story is a bit skeptical.

By: popeoplefedup

popeoplefedup — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:40:26 +0000

Very tragic indeed and it underscores the barbarity which prevails in Guyana today. Almost everyone has that boiling lust for the blood and death of others, no matter how young the victims.

Doesn’t matter if it is an urban or rural landscape, the devils are always on the prowl.

The SN story however is disappointingly limited and when you read the KN article you get a better grasp of the issues.

A drop out, who benefits from lax parenting and is abetted into a common law relationship. Danger brewing. A child, who both by her fascination with the glamorous lifestyle and casual parenting, befriends shady company. Equally dangerous.

I am not justifying this horrific outcome, as anyone could have encountered this deplorable fate, but I am constantly aggrieved when the home situation abandons these young people.

The minister who flaunts herself on the podium of human services while discounting the severity of human abuse in this country, ought to make these perpetrators “walk on coals”. I am doubtful any of that would happen though, as we all know the only articulation comes as defense of ridiculous government rhetoric. Moreover, the police should be able to apprehend those bus boys with whom this child and her friend were apparently fraternizing. Finally, the suspicious friend should be made to undergo a lie detector test (this is what it should be used for).

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! WOE! WOE! WOE!

By: bvbocan

bvbocan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:40:04 +0000

Why do SN and Kaieteur News have such different version of the story? Quite often I have noticed the same story being carried by the two media houses but with different factual details such as age, address, ect

Who is the public to believe in those cases? This should not happen and there needs to be a commission setup to ensure that these two newspaper vet their info before going to press.

By: Lewisr

Lewisr — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:39:24 +0000

My sincere condolences to the mother, family and friends of Sheliza Khan.

I would suggest that the police focus closely on the neighbour but fear that they would not have a clue about proper investigative predures and are likely to botch this case as they have the hundreds of others that go unsolved.

Will the person with whom she cohabited in Berbice before turning 15 years of age be prosecuted under the existing underage sex law or must someone ring a hugh bell before the police thinks of this?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:36:56 +0000

Yes, it was a horrible way to die and rape is such a degrading and debilitating act. Survivors are emotionally and psychologically scarred. The perpetrators of this heinous crime deserve their life being taken from them.
No one chooses to mention this girl was a troubled teenager who was seriously neglected and failed by those around her.
As a high school dropout, she should have been given special attention to return her to the education system. As a runaway, she should have been given special attention to prevent recurrence.
A fifteen year old female allowed to go to a bar with a married woman and have a “few beers” is unheard off in Canada. Why is it accepted in Guyana?
A child was left to her own devices, to act as an adult, make erroneous decisions and suffered the consequences of her rash actions, resulting in rape, torture and death.

Ask yourselves this:-

Who is to blame? Was this preventable? How can we avoid this senseless crime from recurring?

By: Chemist

Chemist — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:33:39 +0000

A sad day for youths and people as a whole in GT.

By: kaikan

kaikan — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:01:09 +0000

I am deeply saddened by this tragedy. It is a reprehensible, dastardly act.

I do hope the actor in chief COP and his staff could do the job they are paid to do, ie “serve, protect and defend the citizens”, of dastards who took this innocent life.
Yesterday I celebrated father’s day with my children and grandchildren, and it was such a joy for me. The mother and father could not do the same with their daughter, how sad.
To the family, my deepest condolences, know that your child is now with the Divine protector. Though her physical presence will be missed, be assured that she will always be there with you in spirit.
My prayers are with you as we all mourn her loss, but let us also celebrate the time she was with us, as she now rest with God.

Be blessed

By: guyaneselinguist

guyaneselinguist — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:37:45 +0000

This so-called friend of Shaleiza needs to be taken in for questioning. Her story does not pan out at all about talking on a cell phone and because of noise, etc she could not hear and when the conversation ended her friend was not in sight. Rubbish!!! Bunkum!!!!

What she i saying,a s far as I know, only happens in the movies. Seeing that the young woman went into the Chinese shop to buy food, and someone comes to abduct her, i would think that the first thing that she would do is to raise an alarm by screaming or shouting out.

She knows more than she is willing to admit. The mere fact that there was no report of screaming or hollering on Sheleiza’s part says to me that whomever she met there or whatever happened, she had to have gone with someone she was familiar with and not a total stranger.

The friend needs to be pressured into saying what exactly happened. If she refuses to speak, she should be held for withholding infomation or aiding and abetting in murder. Let’s see if she will remain silent or not!!!

Let us look to see how this story unfolds.