Residents of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, are worried about a teenager who they say preys on people,
The house which the teenager built.
especially at nights. According to reports the teenager who is said to be 15-years-old, lives in the bush. He would only be seen in the nights lurking around in the Village.
According to one resident, the teen has a history of biting people ever since he was younger. The resident said that the child is not of normal behaviour. “He lives in a shack he built for himself behind his parents’ house.”
On Monday night last, however, the woman said that one of her nieces was walking to her home at Lima Sands when she was attacked by the 15-year-old, who held her down and attempted to bite her neck.
The woman said that her niece managed to escape from the teenager’s grip despite his physical strength and ran to her home where she later related the incident to her family.
The frightened woman also said persons in Lima Sands are afraid to step out of their homes at night because of the fear of being attacked by the teenager.
Lima Sands, located some ten miles from Anna Regina, is in a remote area.
The teenager does not attend School, and there were reports of him biting one of his siblings.