A POLICE constable is under close arrest after being taken into custody last week Thursday in connection with the disappearance of 14-year-old Danika King.

Also on Monday, the mother of the very rank was also arrested and placed in custody when she went to visit him to enquire about his lengthy detention. The investigation is being conducted by the Major Crimes Unit of the Guyana Police Force

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the rank who is usually in constant contact with the young lady was under close arrest in October of last year, when the very young lady had escaped from her home. He was released after she was found in the Sophia area. His mother was picked up on Monday, when she went to visit him at Police Headquarters and the allegation being put to them collectively is abduction, while the constable is also being investigated for rape.

On Tuesday, Shimika Williams, the mother of the girl indicated that she is aware that the police constable and her daughter communicated often, but on each occasion that she asked her daughter about him, she would say that they are just friends.
The woman in no uncertain terms indicated that she believes the policeman has something to do with her daughter’s disappearance. Asked about problems in the home and alleged mistreatment of the child by her stepfather, the mother of the child denied this. She said that her daughter is a rebellious young lady when she does not get her own way.

The woman said that the child’s stepfather cared for her from the age of three and like any parent or guardian, once they see a child going out of line they will seek to reprimand him/her in an effort to ensure that the child is brought up the correct way. This newspaper was told that after the child went missing and subsequently returned home last year, she reportedly told counsellors that as long as the stepfather remains in the home she would continue to run away. The mother denied that the child ever made those claims.

Danika King was last seen leaving her home at Campbell Avenue to go to the shop but she did not return. That was on February 9th, 2018. On Tuesday, the mother indicated that the family has been receiving reports of sightings of the teenager around the Routes 40, 44 and 48 bus parks, but each time they move to the location she would not be seen.

The policeman in custody reportedly told detectives that during the period the child was missing from her home, she was in contact with him and he even met her once upon her request, but at the time he was not aware that she was missing from home. This publication was told that the young lady summoned the policeman to a location on Lamaha Street and from there he took her to a location in Queenstown where she had requested to be taken. This was the day after she went missing from her home.