Child care agency intervenes in case of burnt teen

The Good Hope, East Coast Demerara teenager who was badly burnt while attempting to strain a pot of rice two weeks ago and who was reportedly being denied medical treatment by her parents, was yesterday rescued by Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) officers and taken to the hospital.

Head of the Agency, Ann Greene has confirmed that the child said to be 13 did have what appeared to be burn wounds to the body but indicated that she could not say much