Boy, 13, held in lockups with adult suspects; made to give statement alone

The relatives of a 13-year-old boy who was charged in October with attempted murder say the boy’s rights were violated after he was locked up for four days with adults.

The boy’s mother told Stabroek News that her son’s constitutional rights were also violated when he was asked to give a statement in her absence.

The boy was taken into police custody on October 27 after he reportedly stabbed a classmate to the forehead with a