Police have arrested a 19 year old young man after burning his girlfriend’s daughter with a cigarette lighter on her vagina and back. On Tuesday, August 3, the 2 year old’s aunt reported to theRose Hall Police Outpost that on August 1, the suspect visited the Corentyne, Berbice home to see his girlfriend.
While at the toddler’s home, the suspect became annoyed at the child since she was urinating and defecating more often than he deemed necessary.
As such he then took a cigarette lighter and burnt her causing her to received injuries.
The child was then escorted to the Port Mourant Public Hospital by police, after the report was filed, where she was medically examined by a doctor on duty and was later sent away.
The suspect was arrested and placed into custody assisting With the investigation.
