A WOMAN has since been arrested following the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl last Sunday. The young lady has since been dropped off at a location in the city in good health and a man is being sought by the police for questioning.

Quick response by the police in ‘A’ Division saw the arrest of a female who is assisting with the probe, which was launched following a report made by relatives of the teen.

Police reported that the woman arrested claimed that a man in his 30s brought the teen to her Enmore, East Coast Demerara home on Sunday.

She did not suspect that anything was amiss and accommodated the couple.

The teen reportedly went with the man whom she claimed was her boyfriend and who is said to be in his late 30s, but he lied to the girl that he was only 25 years old.

He is said to be from Sophia and his whereabouts are unknown at this time, since he is believed to be in neighbouring Suriname.

Since the girl has been returned to her family they have expressed gratitude to the cops, especially Commander Leslie James, who had worked tirelessly to find the teen.

The 15-year-old Diamond, East Bank Demerara resident, who had gone with her family on an outing at Princess Fun Park on Sunday last, disappeared shortly after she requested to be excused to go to the washroom facilities at about 16:45hrs.

After sometime had elapsed, checks were made for the teen who could not be contacted, since she was not in possession of a cellphone at the time.

The teen was picked up along Camp Street, Georgetown, by her parents on Tuesday midday after they had received a text message from someone via an unknown number.

After the teen could not be located, the relatives reported that a specific telephone number kept calling their phone, but no one was answering and they related same to the police, who acted on the information.