Human Programs Department Supervisor Elizabeth Lewis.
The Human Programs Department has actually confirmed the instance entailing an 11-year-aged girl from Micoud being 5 months pregnant to be true.
Director of Human Services, Elizabeth Lewis, informed St. Lucia News Online (SNO) on the subject of Thursday, no longer just has actually her department got the report, yet the matter is now being managed by her staff.
“We are handling the matter. At this factor I favor no longer to point out much, simply to point out that we are aware of the instance and we are dealing along with it. We don’t hope to point out also a lot at this time,” she explained.
Since the incident taken place in the Micoud South constituency, this publication earned call along with the Parliamentary Representative, Arsene James, that expressed shock, yet claimed he was unaware of the case.
James said, “I haven’t heard of it. Nobody specified it to me. It appears rather strange…11-year-old? That is something that you do no longer regularly hear about. You would certainly hear regarding a 15-year-aged and 16-year-old, yet 11?”
The child, that is a grade 6 student, was confirmed pregnant on the subject of Monday, adhering to a head to to the hospital.
It is alleged that a 17-year-aged boy that lives in the very same community, allegedly owned sex along with her and might be the individual accountable when it come to her pregnancy.
The matter is additionally being investigated by the police.
