THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Shalimar Ali-Hack, has recommended that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) charge the owner of Little Learners Day Care over the death of seven-month-old baby Oriyah Gravesande.

On March 21, the infant died after her mother, Shavannie Gravesande, dropped her off at the daycare facility in Ogle, East Coast Demerara.

The GPF had submitted its file containing all evidence and statements to the DPP for legal advice.

On Tuesday, the DPP returned the file with a recommendation that the daycare owner be charged with manslaughter.

She is expected to be arraigned at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court before the end of this week.

A post-mortem conducted by government pathologist Dr Nehaul Singh confirmed that the infant died from haemorrhaging and compression to the neck.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that the facility has been in operation for over two decades without proper documentation.

Following the infant’s death, the daycare was closed down. It was reported that the baby died after falling from a bed and becoming tangled between the sheets.