After two years of running to the police in an attempt to get them to accelerate a probe of alleged molestation involving her two-year-old child, a Linden mother is upset that a decision in the matter was made without her being informed by the police, who she accused of misleading her.
The woman said she learnt that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had advised that no charges be laid, after a letter to this effect was attached in a court summons sent to her. The alleged molester, who is the child’s father, had initiated court proceedings to get access to the child. Subsequently, he again moved to the court asking that the mother be held in contempt. The non-governmental organisation Red Thread, which has been following the matter, has since come out in full support of the woman. The organisation said that such a lengthy period before a decision is reached, is not only unacceptable but goes against the three months’ timeframe outlined in the Sexual Offences Act.
The distraught Linden woman came forward to Stabroek News several weeks ago, complaining that the
