An 11-month-old baby boy was rescued early yesterday morning from a rum shop where his 31-year-old mother was drinking when officers from the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) in Region Five made a sweep of the area.
The child was taken to Georgetown, while the mother, who had reportedly already consumed two bottles of red wine, was taken into police custody.
She may be charged with neglect and with assaulting one of the officers. According to reports, senior Probation & Social Services officer Dollette Nicholson received a call around 6 am yesterday from a resident, who had been told of the mother’s actions by the baby’s father and asked to make a report to the officers. Nicholson then
