Stop killing and abusing our nation’s children! That’s the call from Sheldon Cyrus, Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
Mr. Cyrus says “today, with great sadness we mourn the loss of yet another child due to senseless gun violence on our nation’s streets.
The Authority extends condolences to the parents, family, friends and classmates of Ezekiel Huggins”.
He adds once again the Authority is appealing for an end to crime and gun violence which are affecting communities and threatening the lives and safety of our country’s children.
On the issue of child abuse, Mr. Cyrus notes that “in January 2024, the Authority
received 560 reports of children in need of care and protection, which is greater than
the average number of reports per month received in 2023”.
The majority of these reports, he said, were related to neglect, physical abuse and sexual abuse.