The Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) is investigating the disappearance of a 15-year-old girl from her home in Barataria on Thursday after a $5,000 ransom was later demanded for her safe return.
The girl, who lives at Sixth Avenue, Barataria, is a Form Two student at a secondary school in San Juan.
The child’s 35-year-old mother reported her daughter missing at approximately 9:45 pm on March 6.
The girl, of African descent, was last seen at around 3.45 pm that day, when she left home to reportedly attend rugby practise at school.
Her mother became concerned around 7 pm after her daughter failed to return home.
Having contacted the rugby coach at approximately 8 pm, the mother learned that no practice had been scheduled for that day, and numerous calls to her daughter’s phone went unanswered.
The mother later went to the Barataria Police Station and filed a missing person’s report.
At approximately 12.47 am on March 7, the mother received a text message from the victim’s phone, demanding a ransom of $5,000 for the girl’s safe release.
Following this, officers later visited the girl’s home and interviewed several people, obtaining certain information that they were pursuing up to yesterday.
The missing girl was last seen wearing a white T-shirt with a Los Angeles print on the front, black long tights, and black shorts.
