BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – A man, deemed a person of interest, is currently in custody assisting police with their investigation into a report of a man who had tried to lure a schoolboy into an isolated area in Ponds Site.
Information reaching this publication states that the man was apprehended yesterday (Oct. 15) on Fort Street, Basseterre by members of the Security Forces.
SKNVibes had contacted Deputy Commissioner of Police Hilroy Brandy, who did not go into details but confirmed that an individual was in custody assisting police with their investigation into the matter.
Speaking with WINN FM, Head of the Criminal Investigations Department Superintendent Diane Mills also confirmed the apprehension and urged parents of children who might have had similar experiences to come forward and make a report to the police.
Told that there were two such incidents in recent days, Superintendent Mills indicated to the media house that only one formal report was made to the police.
According to reports, the incident recently occurred in the vicinity of the Seventh Day Adventist Primary School, where a man who was carrying some heavy bags had asked the schoolboy to assist him and in the process allegedly attempted to lure him into an isolated area.
Following an investigation by SKNVibes, it was learnt that a similar incident took place during the summer in the vicinity of the George Moody Primary School.
It was learnt that a schoolboy was walking in the Taylor’s Range area when he was approached by a man who requested that he assist him in carrying some laden shopping bags.
SKNVibes was told that after the boy assumed that the man was struggling with the bags, he decided to help him. However, the boy observed that the man was leading him in the direction of an abandoned building next to the George Moody Primary School.
“The little boy immediately drop the bags and ran all the way to his Taylor’s home and told his father what occurred. The father went in search of the man, who they believed to be from Africa due to his accent, but he was nowhere in sight,” a source imparted to this media house.
The source claimed that a few days after the incident, the boy was with his father who was driving in the Taylor’s area when the said man was seen.
“While the boy was with his father driving in Taylor’s, he saw the man walking and he pointed him out to his father. After realising that the little boy had recognised him, the man used his hands to cover his face, and when he saw the boy’s father approaching him he ran away,” the source said.
When asked if the matter was reported to the police, the source claimed to be unaware but suggested that the person in custody might be the same man.
