Social workers, cops doused with hot water on West Berbice

It was high drama in West Berbice yesterday when a woman and her 15-year-old daughter doused social workers and police officers with hot water and verbally abused and threatened them.

The officers from the Child Care & Protection Agency (CCPA), the School’s Welfare and the Probation Department were at the time investigating a report of neglect when they were met with the hostile treatment.

Reports are that the woman also has a 12-year-old son who is said to be mentally challenged.  Neighbours claimed that the