A 21-year-old man was arrested after he abducted his 17-year-old lover and kept her against her will. The incident is said to have occurred between June 17 and 19 at West Canefield, East Canje Berbice
Guyana Standard understands that the victim and the suspect are in a relationship for about a year and would normally visit each other’s homes. On the date mentioned, the man visited the woman’s home, and an argument started over the victim being on social media. He then asked her to delete her Facebook page and she 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 and took a knife from his bag and placed it to her neck while ordering her to exit her yard.
Becoming fearful for her life, she complied. They then boarded a hire car but the victim alleges that all her silent signals to the driver went unheeded.
The suspect then took her to his home and placed her in a room on the lower flat of the building.
The suspect further alleges that while held against her will, she was left naked in a locked room. All her pleas and attempts to leave were met with threats of force.
About 07:10hrs on June 19, 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 alarmed faces, ran and made good his escape from the scene.
The matter was reported to the police and the suspect was arrested and is in custody assisting with investigations.
