Frustrated that her case is still to reach the courts more than six months after she was raped, and traumatized by the continued threats of her attacker, an 18-year-old girl drank poison in an attempt to end her life, but doctors were fighting to save her last night.
The young woman ingested a rat poison commonly known as the ‘blue rice’ and was initially rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre where doctors determined that her condition was too serious and had her transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital by ambulance.
“Me daughter change since this man attack she and he keep threatening she… onto now we ain’t get justice,” the mother related last night at the hospital.
Up to press time last night doctors at the hospital had informed the mother that the young woman’s condition had improved somewhat, but that she would be admitted for continued observation.
The mother, visibly distressed, told Stabroek News that her daughter was sexually assaulted by an ex-policeman in October last year.
The girl, who was 17 years old at the time, remained quiet but fell ill shortly after. According to the mother, the assault was violent and had resulted in her daughter losing a lot of blood.
“He took her innocence, happiness, she life,” the mother said trying to hold back tears. She said that the family has suffered a lot since the incident, and to add further trauma the man has threatened her daughter several times.
The mother related that an initial report was made to the police, but that the file was sent to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for advice more than six months ago. The family is still awaiting word and continues to follow up with the police.
Recounting what happened to her daughter yesterday the woman said that things probably “got too much” for her. She said the girl became angry over the past few months and after sitting exams, withdrawn, and yesterday she volunteered to get the powder for controlling ants that the family would occasionally purchase.
“She ask the father to buy the stuff but she also call for the blue rice but we didn’t know and later she went and drink it,” the mother said.
A relative found the girl with the rat poison and alerted the mother. They immediately rushed her to the hospital.
The mother said that the family is being treated poorly by the authorities because the man who assaulted her daughter has “connections.” She recalled that the girl had to seek counselling and that the matter was even brought to the attention of a government minister.
She said that the counselling helped the girl write her examinations, but shortly after that she had a relapse. The mother said the family is worried that the girl might attempt to take her life a second time if nothing is done with respect to her case.
While at the hospital a police official advised the mother to approach the Office of Professional Responsibility because “the matter is too serious.” The woman said that she would go on and see what happens.
You need to put this man in jail, he rape the girl was put on bail for RAPE but the guy that took money for the exm, get put in Jail,what a country, god bless you all.
Very sad indeed!
Really sad situation. I feel for this young lady. These people with connections feel that they can do anything there in Guyana and get off. That is why he is threatening the girl. He fully well know that nothing will come out of this case. But God is the final judge and his day is coming. This one brought tears to my eyes. Sad, sad,sad.
Connections or no connections, that monster would have met me if that poor little girl was my daughter or relative.
UJ,
I agree with you. I’d be “Dirty Harry” and really make his day.
Me too, all 230 pounds of me,monkey know which limb fo pun.
this is sad for the family and all who cares but sorry to say the injustice will continue!!
hmmmm looks like e is a big one with connections to people in high authority….sooner or later all of yall so call big ones will get your so deserved due…hope this kid recover and never attempt this again..if you kill yourself you let the big man off de hook…have some faith and confront him come what may…mom…be strong for your daughter..let her know she didnt do anything wrong…let her know its not her fault..give her all the love she needed right now and i bet she will live to confront this rapist one way or another…
evileyes, one these days these guys will mess with wrong person daughter. And then they will know true JUSTICE.
And on a last note, A HAPPY FATHERS DAY to you and all the other Guyanese fathers out there.
cackeye cackeye i did not know you have a hearth, like
your eye getting straight man that is good i see you
have afc party for the future of guyana i know you will
see perfect come 2011 you going to have 20/20 vision
when the afc/pnc takes over, happy fathers day..
EE,
Happy Father’s day! That is great advice!
Tell it to them evil.
SOESDYKE
Thanks & HPPY Fathers day to you and all dads here on this blog and in Guyana also….
You are right on this that one time they will mess with the wrong daughter but then again the big time rapists will get his close buddies to go after a mom or dad representing their daughters from criminals like this..
I know what you are saying bro…
RoseAnn:::
Glad to hear from you always even though we disagree on lots here…..
But you know the evil one always tells it like it is..
You take care always::::::Happy Fathers day to your Dad….
change the govt.the ppp is only there for a few.poor ppl will never get justice because the govt got we so poor we cannot afford a lawyer.
MY FELLOW POOR PEOPLE LETS CHANGE THIS PPP GOVT,WE ARE PLENTY!
THE BOTTOM LINE IS ALL THE PROBLEMS BOILS DOWN TO THE GOVT NOT HAVING A PROPER OR NO SYSTEM IN PLACE WHICH LEADS TO NO FUTURE!
I AM A HIGHLY EDUCATED INDIVIDUAL.
,I DID MY EDUCATION IN THE MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES-U ALL MUST LISTEN.AND THESE COUNTRIES POUR A LOT OF AID TO GUYANA AND YET WE ARE STILL TO SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH ALL THE MONEY.
A NEXT THING IS ALL CONTRACTS DONE,THE ADMINISTRATION COST IS MORE THAN THE ACTUAL WORK.
A lady one said that she was raped twice. Once by the cowardly attacker,and once by the judicial system.A cop takes a bribe and he is in court next day,so too is a speeding driver or a foul mouth bus conductor.
AS A WOMAN I AM OUTRAGED AT THE BARBARIC NATURE OF THIS CRIME
AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE WHOLE INCIDENT IS HANDLE BY THE POLICE
AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM…… WHY WAS THIS POLICEMAN NOT
CHARGED, AND BE SUSPENDED/FIRED FROM HIS JOB AND WHY IS HE
STILL ALLOWED TO THREATEN THE FAMILY??? THIS IS A TERRIBLE
THING TO HAPPEN TO THIS YOUNG LADY AND THEN TO BE BETRAYED BY
BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM….I AM CALLING ON THE AUTHORITIES TO
STEP UP AND HANDLE THIS MATTER IMMEDITATELY.
Badgirl,
This is a total miscarriage of justice. It has seriously affected her mental health and her ability to live
“He took her innocence, happiness, she life,” the mother said trying to hold back tears. That sums up what happens to a woman when a man violates her sexually and for that reason, if proven guilty, he should be should serve life in prison.
Perty this is reason enough for the loving parents of any family, to want to migrate out of this unjust asylum pronto or by any means necessary.
If we are getting all the facts, then it is not farfetched to hear of reports that hundreds of Guyanese young womwn are seeking refugee status in Canada and probably elsewhere.
Obviously there is some credence to those reports.
If not for her sake and that of the family, I hope that justice is swift and blind
very sad indeed. the file was sent to the DPP six months ago, and no response as yet. that alone can tell the direction in which the case was going. I hope that this new publicity will cause things to change into the right direction.
I hope the family gets justice and the girl gets counseled and recovers.
the fact that the girl loss a lot of blood during the ordeal tells of the gravity of the act.
I also noted the role of the DPP in this and most of the recent high profile cases. I wonder if she knows what her responsibilities are.