14-year-old boy missing since last November

Apr 09, 2013 News

The family of a missing 14-year-old boy is desperately hoping for the young man’s safe return. He went missing from their West Watooka, Linden home, last November.
Deryck Oudkerk’s distraught mother, Josoda Singh, told Kaieteur News that she was oblivious to where the child could be and his purpose for reportedly running away.

Missing: Deryck Oudkerk

Singh said that her son, after taking a bath on the day of his disappearance, told her that he was going to look for his elder brother who was sent to buy kerosene a short distance away. The mother said the elder brother returned home but told her that he had not seen his younger sibling.
Ever since that day, Singh said she never saw her son again. She told Kaieteur News that her son has had a few run-ins with the law because of the bad company he follows. She said that the child is currently before the court after he was reportedly found with a “joint” at the Harmony Secondary School he attends.
The mother said that he was also sent to the juvenile detention centre but moves were being made to assist her son and to take him away from his wayward behaviour. Singh said that prior to her son’s disappearance, there was no argument or row.
She said that she had not scolded her son or thrown him out of the house, but he walked out and never returned.
The mother said that she would hate to believe that her son willfully abandoned his family. She added that since last year she had engaged various police stations but they too have been unable to locate the child. She said she has also gone to the child welfare office in an attempt to get assistance in locating her son.
Singh is however asking the public that any sighting of the teenager be reported to the nearest police station or the family could be reached at 660-2172.