Baby girl found dead in canal with hand severed

The canal in which the toddler’s body was discovered

The police are investigating the murder of a female toddler, whose mutilated body was found floating in a canal at Crane Squatting Area, West Coast Demerara (WCD) yesterday morning.

The identity and age of the toddler remained unknown up to press time.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF), in a brief statement yesterday, said that the child’s body was found facing upward. Her left hand was missing.