-a most sad, unfortunate and heart rending story
ANDY Moti, 13, called “Andre” who had no fixed place of abode after he fled the home of a relative because of being ill-treated and deprived and often had to work for food and slept in the streets of the community.

The morning his body was found villagers began to tell his story of how he was unloved and alone.

It is believed that the evening prior to the discovery of his body, the teen had sought refuge under a parked truck where he slept.

Early last Wednesday morning the driver of the truck, who was unaware that Andy was sleeping under the truck started up the engine and accidentally ran over the teen’s head as he negotiated his way out of the street.

The said truck driver has since turned himself in to the police accompanied by an attorney as he assists with the probe.

Residents of Foulis, East Coast of Demerara, told the Guyana Chronicle that Andy did odd jobs in the community and would be paid and sometimes offered food.

One woman said: “We knew his story and wanted to help him but we have girl children in our home and we could not allow him to stay but we gave him a meal or work whenever the need arises since he was on his own.”

Villagers said that the teen was a good-natured person, who genuinely wanted to be a part of a family and it was sad knowing he needed help but was shun by his own relatives, whose home he fled after he was not treated well.
He was cared for by his mother, a single parent, who died tragically by a road accident when he was just two years old, then a relative took him in for a year after which his aunt, Ramrattie Ronie was his sole guardian.
Andy is originally from Mahaica, East Coast of Demerara and resided with the aunt until the start of 2014 he packed his worldly possessions which consisted of several prices of clothes and left.
Then he had nowhere to go since he was mostly rejected by relatives and took to the streets in that community.
Villagers told this publication that Andy would ask them for something to eat after completing odd jobs for them.
However, they always felt that the teen should have been assisted and placed in a home for children and at least be able to attend school and given three meals.
For Andy, nobody really cared for him and he often talked of having a ‘real’ family one day.
By Michel Outridge