Children's Authority removes abused teen from home

Part of the room where a 14 year old boy is being forced to sleep PHOTO BY: ANSEL JEBODH
Part of the room where a 14 year old boy is being forced to sleep PHOTO BY: ANSEL JEBODH

The Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has removed the special needs teenager who was being abused from his Tabaquite home.

The boy's plight was highlighted on social media yesterday by concerned neighbours who said he had been abused, both physically and verbally for the past six months.

Newsday tracked down the boy to his parents home in Tabaquite, where his mother admitted that, in a fit of rage, she used a knife to discipline her son, slashing the 14-year-old across the wrist.

The woman said she could not recall what led her to punish the child in that manner.

The Children's Authority in a media release today said its Emergency Response Team was dispatched to locate the child and that he is now in their care. It nevertheless warned the public to refrain from sharing posts that reveal children’s faces and identities via the internet, saying this can cause further trauma to the child.

The Authority advises that all videos regarding child protection concerns should be sent to registry@ttchildren.org, info@ttchildren.org or reported to their hotlines at 996 or 800-2014.

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