POLICE are investigating the attempted murder of a 9-year-old girl from Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, which occurred at approximately 22:00 hrs on July 7, 2024. The child’s mother has been arrested in connection with the incident.
According to police reports, the 9-year-old girl and her mother reside together in Zeelugt with the mother’s boyfriend. The child’s father passed away approximately four years ago.

On the night of the incident, the mother and her boyfriend became embroiled in a heated argument. During the altercation, the boyfriend allegedly told the woman that both she and her daughter were ‘wastes’ and that he no longer wanted them in his life. He then left the residence.

Following this, the mother called her daughter and informed her that her father was already dead and that her stepfather (the boyfriend) no longer wanted them. She then allegedly took a ‘chopper’ and attacked her daughter, inflicting a chop wound on the child’s left arm in an attempt to kill her. The child managed to escape and sought help from a neighbour, who promptly took her to the Leonora Cottage Hospital.

At the hospital, the girl was examined by the doctor on duty, who listed her condition as stable. She was subsequently transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where she was admitted for further treatment.
Police contacted the mother at her home and observed that she had a chop wound on her left arm. She claimed to investigators that she had inflicted the wound on herself. She was arrested and taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital for examination. After being deemed stable, she was discharged and placed in custody at the Leonora Police Station, where she is currently assisting with the ongoing investigation.