Jenice was abused

“Six weeks ago police investigated reports of child abuse,” Fabien yesterday revealed to Newsday during an interview at his home at Morocoy Extension, Corosal Road in Whiteland. “They had taken her (Jenice) away as part of their investigations but I guess there wasn’t sufficient evidence, so she was returned to the house.” Jenice was one of three children living in the house with her father Robert Figaro, 37, and a woman.

She was however, the only child for Robert and Shana Charles, 30, who are separated with the latter living elsewhere.

Fabien told Newsday that the youngster last saw her mother ten months ago.

On Friday last, when Newsday visited, Charles was too distraught to speak. “Such a sweet little girl who has been through so much in her little life,” cried Fabien yesterday as he said that days before her death, a cast was removed from the girl’s arm.

When he enquired as to how Jenice broke her arm, Fabien said he was told she was climbing and fell.

He also spoke of him taking her to Princes Town District Health Facility two Saturdays ago for treatment to her swollen eyes. “It is too much to speak of.

I really loved that child,” Fabien cried. Fabien said he and his son left home last week Thursday to go to the bank when they received a call to return home immediately.

When they returned Jenice was in an unresponsive state lying on a mattress.

She was rushed in an ambulance to San Fernando General Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. She was a student of the Whiteland Early Childhood Learning Centre.

Jenice will be laid to rest today at the Whiteland Public Cemetery following a funeral service. Police are yet to detain anyone in connection with the child’s death.