A teenager has been charged with capital murder following the discovery of the body of a nine-year-old who was missing for close to 72 hours in Grenada.
According to the police, the 17-year-old is scheduled to appear St George’s Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday where it’s expected that he will be remanded.
The police say the teenager has a previous criminal record.
Meanwhile, the death of the nine-year-old student, who would have celebrated her 10th birthday in December, brings to 12 the number of homicides so far this year.
Her death has led to mounting calls for the state to approve the necessary legislation to establish a s*x offender’s registry.
On Tuesday during the weekly Cabinet briefings, Acting Social Development Minister Nikolas Steele said that he is in support of such a registry.
Steele said the Child Protection Authority will be provided with the additional resources as the Government looks towards establishing a registry of s*x offenders.
Met the details of this murder are so so gruesome (some grenadians a talk to mi bout it and show mi pics). The man use a stick and push in her throat. She fought to the end, the man foot cut up and him ears bite up bad …she never went down easily at all…proud of her that she give him a fight and just heartbroken at how she was murdered. She walked the same path to gp home so mi tho k him was watching her and another friend.