Child cruelty charges for Moruga father

A 43-year-old man from Moruga is expected to appear before a High Court master on February 17, on child cruelty charges.

The charges were laid on February 14 by PC Kevin Crawford of the Special Victims Unit (SVU).

The man was charged after Moruga police, under the supervision of ASP Bandhan, and including Sgt Charles, acting Sgt Mungroo, the Southern Division task force, Cpl Ramdass, WPC Valentine and a representative from the Children's Authority, went to the suspect's home on February 11, after a report by a resident.

The police were also given a video of a man wielding a knife physically and verbally abusing a child in the road.

The boy and his siblings, five and seven, were taken into the custody of the Children's Authority.

ACP South/Central Wayne Mystar told Newsday the police intend to contact Interpol to determine the veracity of a related report alleging child abuse in the US.