East Coast Demerara – A 19-year-old female murder-accused whose trial is ongoing at the Sparendaam Magistrate Court and is remanded to prison was allegedly impregnated by a policeman while in custody.
The prisoner has made the allegation under dubious circumstances and she has refused to give a written statement, but has said that she had the relationship with the policeman whenever she came down to attend court. She also claimed that the rank gave her two tablets to drink and she lost the baby.
She has been medically examined by a Government Medical Officer who opined that she had an incomplete abortion for which she is receiving medical attention.
The policeman whom she has named has since absconded and the police have launched an investigation.
