Mother protests daughter, 15, being kept in police lockups

Mother protests daughter

Frustrated and worried sick, a 48-year-old mother of nine took to the streets yesterday to protest against her 15-year-old daughter being detained at the Whim Police Station lockups on the Corentyne. As Bridgette Moore braved the scorching sun and lobbied the Chancellor’s Office at the Court of Appeal, Kingston, she recorded her dissatisfaction with the way the teen is being passed through the system as a result of decisions taken by Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Albion Court.The young girl has been remanded in custody since her first court appearance on July 12 on an assault charge. The majority of the time, Moore says, the teen has been languishing in the Whim Police Station lockups.(Kaieteur news/ newswhip.com)…[+]