$60,000 Bail For Woman Accused of Beating 14-Year-Old Child With BENCH

A 33-year-old woman was granted bail in the sum of $60,000 with a surety, when she appeared before Justice of the Peace (JP), Stephen Young, on 22nd January 2022, charged with cruelty to a child.

The accused is expected to appear before a Port-of-Spain Magistrate on 11th February 2022, to answer to the charge.

According to a Police report, a relative of the victim stated that on Wednesday 12th January 2022, the minor was at home with her mother, who allegedly became upset when the child told her father that she had not eaten for two (2) days. The woman allegedly grabbed the girl by her neck causing bruises. She then attempted to hit the child with a bench which resulted in the child sustaining bruises on her hand.

PC Kiel Castle of the Child Protection Unit in the North Eastern Division conducted an investigation into the matter, which resulted in the arrest and subsequent charge of the 33-year-old unemployed woman with the offence of Cruelty to a Child.

Investigations were supervised by W/Supt. (Ag.) Claire Guy-Alleyne, ASP (Ag.) Roberts, Insp. (Ag.) Lopez, Sgt. (Ag.) Banwarie and W/Cpl (Ag.) Peters-Wilson.