Court hearing for teen held in Berbice lockups postponed

The mother of the 15-year-old, who had spent over a week at the Whim Police Station after she was remanded to juvenile custody following an assault charge, yesterday became more frustrated as her daughter’s scheduled court appearance at the Albion Police Station was postponed and she remained at the Sophia Juvenile Centre.

“Right now, I don’t know where to turn. Me daughter will just tek thing on more and ain’t eat. She thought she coming home today [Friday] and now when she still lef deh, I don’t know wah she guh do,” the woman told this newspaper yesterday.

She now has to wait until August 10 to hear what decision the