A 21-year-old man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his 17-year-old girlfriend after an altercation at her West Canefield, East Canje, Berbice home, and her refusal to delete her Facebook account.
Police said that the victim and the suspect have been in a relationship for about a year and would normally visit each other’s homes.

However, on Thursday last, the suspect visited the victim’s home and an argument started over the teen being on social media. During the argument, the suspect asked the victim to delete her Facebook page and the victim refused.

“The suspect then took away the victim’s cellular phone, broke it and threw it over a nearby fence. He then started to physically abuse her, took a knife from his bag and placed it to her neck, while ordering her to exit her yard. Becoming fearful for her life, the victim complied,” police said.

They then joined a hire car but the victim alleged that all her silent signals to the driver went unheeded. The suspect then took her to his home and placed her in a room of the lower flat of the building.
The victim further alleged that while held against her will she was left naked in a locked room and all her pleas and attempts to leave were met with threats of force.

Further, police said around 07:10hrs on Saturday last, after hearing voices in the yard, the victim managed to brace the door open and run out into the yard screaming for help.
The suspect upon seeing the attention generated from the commotion, bolted from the house but was caught and arrested. The police are investigating the matter.