The Police have launched a search for seven youths who along with five others assaulted two police officers before escaping the Sophia Juvenile Holding Centre.
Five of the juveniles were later found at a house in Pattensen.
In a statement yesterday, the Guyana Police Force said that “stringent’’ efforts are being made to have the remaining seven recaptured. The twelve escaped from the facility on Tuesday at 11.30 pm.
Five were later found hiding in a house at ‘E’ Field, Pattensen, Turkeyen (Sophia), according to a source. The source said that the juveniles who were found have not been cooperative. When contacted, an officer at the Turkeyen Police Station assured that the police are still looking for the remaining juveniles.
The source also said that during the escape the juveniles attacked two officers and beat them severely before making good their escape. The two police officers were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they were treated for lacerations and bruises before being discharged.
It is unclear what might have led to such a serious incident at the holding centre but there have been previous cases and concerns raised about conditions at the facility.
