SADE STOBY - Aged 9 years - North Barnwell, Mocha East Bank Demerara (Jamaica)

Originally Posted by Pam supportfromireland: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:28 pm

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Jamaica Gleaner

6 November 2007

Missing child found murdered

A Nine-year-old girl Sade Stoby who went missing here on Friday was Sunday found brutally murdered not far from her North Barnwell, Mocha East Bank Demerara home. There were indications she was sexually molested.

The gruesome discovery of the battered and bruised body ended a frantic search for the child who never arrived home after leaving the Mocha Primary School on Friday afternoon.

When Caribbean Media Corporation visited the area Sunday the child's body had just been removed and residents were overheard discussing her killing, while her mother was being comforted by relatives. On Saturday the family had contacted a local newspaper over the missing girl.

http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20071106/carib/carib2.html

Unicef

November 12, 2007

A Call to Immediate Action - Stop the Violence Against our Children

Georgetown, Guyana, November 12, 2007– The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today expressed outrage and continued concern at the recent upsurge in violence and abuse, specifically sexual abuse perpetuated against our children.

Following the news of sexual acts allegedly committed on boys of the Ketley Primary School and coming on the heals of the announcement of the death of nine year old school girl Sade Stoby, of Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara, who was raped and murdered, Representative of UNICEF Mr. Johannes Wedenig, condemns in the strongest possible terms these horrific assaults, and in general, child abuse cases that now pervades our communities.

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We know that sexual abuse worldwide is under reported, and Guyana is no exception, and so the cases reported here may very well be just the tip of the ice-burg. Nevertheless, in a recent survey of Caribbean school children, about 11% girls and 9% children reported that they had been sexually abused including through incest. 40% of the girls surveyed reported their first sexual initiation was forced.

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We express sincere condolences to the family of Sade Stoby and all other families and children who have suffered the consequences of violence in all its forms.

http://www.unicef.org/lac/media_10379.htm

There have been no further reports on this sad story. It is not known whether the perpetrator was found, or even pursued.

RIP SADE

MAY YOU BE WITH THE ANGELS