THE father of 15-year-old Alliyah Alexander, who died after being beaten last week, has been charged with manslaughter.
David Alexander, 36, of Claxton Bay, is expected to appear before a Couva Magistrate today (Tuesday) charged with the manslaughter of his daughter. He was charged by PC Ramnarine.
The Corporal attached to the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force, was charged with the offence following advice received from Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Honore-Paul, on Monday, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Tuesday stated.
Reports are that Alliyah of Crown Trace, Enterprise, was at her father’s Claxton Bay home, on April 5 where she was allegedly being disciplined.
Following the incident, she was found unresponsive and was taken to the Couva District Health Facility where she was pronounced dead.
The accused was arrested by PC Ramnarine, of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI) Region Three, in connection with the incident two days later.
Investigations were supervised by Supt Dhilpaul and Insp. Maharaj, all of HBI Region Three.
