Two weeks after the death of 7-month-old, Oriyah Gravesande, who died from haemorrhage and suffocation by compression of the neck while in the care of the Little Learners Day Care, Senior Superintendent and Regional Commander (Region Four), Khali Pareshram said that the police force is awaiting legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Commander Pareshram, during an interview with the Stabroek News, said that the file was sent before to the DPP for advice, however, the DPP advised that a more in-depth investigation be done, which was completed and the file resent.
The GPF is now awaiting the DPP’s advice. Pareshram further confirmed that one person remains on bail over the incident.
Reports are that the toddler, just around 12 pm, on the 21st March, while at the Little Learners Day Care in Ogle was observed in an unconscious state, just after she was observed panting for breath and was rushed to the Ogle Health Centre. Due to the severity of the matter, the baby was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival. The grieving parents explained that the child did have a cold but found it hard to accept that that was responsible for the child’s demise.
The daycare was immediately shut down since it did not meet the criteria for certification even as the operators of the facility claimed that they were certified and that for the 27 years of being in operation they could not recall any incident.
