Mom frustrated at apparent lull in probe of daughter’s rape

Three months after she reported the repeated rape of her 12-year-old daughter to La Grange Police Station, a mother is still awaiting justice and questioning whether the perpetrator would be held accountable for his actions.

Stabroek News had published a story in early February in which the mother indicated that she had reported the matter to the police since December 13, 2014 and that the perpetrator was initially arrested and released shortly after. The accused, said to be 17 years old, is no longer in the village.

After the report was carried in this newspaper, the mother was invited to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. There, she was