Cops probe injuries to children

POLICE have been called in to probe injuries to two children, one of whom was struck in the head by a kite on Sunday at the Queen’s Park Savannah.

The other child, Joshua McKenzie, 6, suffered burns to his right hand, allegedly at the hands of a relative from the Arima district.  The boy had gone there to spend the Easter holidays and reportedly had marks to other parts of his body, according to a newspaper report. Police sources said McKenzie’s uncle, Quentin Padressie made a report on the incident to the Arima Police Station Sunday night and acting Cpl Sylvester of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) is continuing investigations.

In the other incident, police sources said three-year-old Amanda Steele is at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the St Clair Medical Centre. Asked if the child was going to survive, a male official at the institution said their prognosis was good. The police described her condition as satisfactory after undergoing emergency surgery Sunday. The young child was struck in the head after a kite went haywire, following a strong breeze.  She is the daughter of Brian and Gillian Steele, who reside in Grenada and are on holiday in Trinidad. Police said charges are unlikely to arise since it was not maliciously done. However, police sources said if the parents desire redress, they can do so.  Belmont police said the child’s father was at the station yesterday.  PC Aroon of that station is continuing investigations.