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13-year-old suspect among 5 teens in custody for Friars Hill Road rape

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A 13-year-old boy is among five suspects in custody in connection with the rape of a 46-year-old woman.

According to notes from the Cabinet, the Police have five suspects in custody; one is 13, two are 15, and two are 17 years old.

Reports are that, around 4:30 pm on May 15th, a woman was assaulted by five armed young men while she was making her way home along the vicinity of Abbott’s Farm Rd and Epicurean Drive, situated off Friars Hill Rd.

The woman did not possess any valuable belongings at the time and the assailants forcefully took her into the nearby bushes and raped her

Meanwhile, the Cabinet expressed its appreciation to the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda for their speedy work in apprehending two suspects in the recent murder.

The Police also have two suspects in custody in connection with the Roti King robbery.

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Comments (6)

  • Steve Benjamin May 25, 2023, 5:24 PM

    What are the parents of this 13 year old teaching or not teaching this child? Parents with unruly children at this age should be investigated, wether or not they are scolding and teaching their children the correct growing up mannerisms and respect. If they are found guilty of not teaching their children accordingly, then they should be prosecuted as accomplices.

  • Unknown May 25, 2023, 5:16 PM

    I’m sure it’s the same young boys from the clarehall village. They have been terrorizing people and their homes and stealing animals. Been calling the police about these boys for months and nothing. And I do know they are always on friars hill road so I will not doubt it is them, all 5 of them and it’s usually more of them.

  • KingK268 May 25, 2023, 3:58 PM

    These minors need to be tried as adults or the parents held fully accountable for the actions of their dependents.
    This is not a one time behaviour problem. To be able to do something like this it must be that either something is mentally wrong with the individuals or they have total disregard for laws, authority and common decency.
    If your child is uncontrollable or a menace to society let there be a system where they are signed over to the state so that they can be raised and educated properly to be law abiding citizens. Failure to do so should result in the parents being punished.
    But this isn’t a free ride to have children and push them on to someone else. Checks would have to be put into place to prevent that.

  • Anonymous May 25, 2023, 1:14 PM

    Congratulations to Police force. We looking forward to more jobs like this.

  • Anonymous May 25, 2023, 12:52 PM

    👍🤔 Keep up the Good work

  • Anonymous May 25, 2023, 9:44 AM

    Great job officers!

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