Police in Guyana are said to have received instructions to proceed with charging a 15-year-old girl with nineteen (19) counts of murder, for allegedly setting fire to the dormitory of the Mahdia Secondary School. A total of nineteen (19) students were killed as a result — eighteen (18) girls and a 5-year-old boy. An estimated fifty-six (56) children were housed in the dormitory at the time of the fire.
Guyana’s media outlet, News Room, said they were reliably informed that a file was sent to Police with recommendations that the girl faces a murder charge for each life claimed in the horrific fire. She is likely to face the Courts from as early as this week, the report said. In addition to the nineteen (19) deaths, twenty-nine (29) girls were also injured in the fire. Many of them have received treatment for their physical injuries and are receiving mental health support, according to the News Room. Two (2) girls were critically injured — one of them, a 13-year-old, was flown to New York for critical care on Saturday (27th May 2023). The bodies of fourteen (14) students were burnt beyond recognition and DNA samples had to be sent to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York for analyses. The remains were all subsequently positively identified. Authorities in Guyana said the suspect deliberately set the deadly fire around 11:00 PM on 21st May 2023, after her cellphone was confiscated by the dorm’s administrator, known as the ‘house mother.’ The fire then blazed through the compound for approximately three (3) hours before it was finally brought under control. The students were trapped inside as the house mother allegedly could not find the keys to let them out. Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Amery Browne, said last week that Prime Minister Keith Rowley exchanged formal correspondence with Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, following the tragedy. He said there continues to be ongoing contact between both Governments. “We are on alert for specific items or areas of assistance that their authorities would request based on the assessments that are underway.” More on this as it becomes available. [Source: Newsday] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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