Death of Adrianna Younge: Commander Mandall moved from Reg. 3; Siwnarine now in charge 

Assistant Commissioner of Police Khalid Mandall has been moved from his post as Commander of Regional Police Division Three and replaced by Assistant Commissioner of Police Mahendra Siwnarine following the death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge.

Mr. Siwnarine told the News Room on Friday afternoon that the reassignments are effective immediately.

Mr. Mandall has been reassigned to Regional Division 4B, East Bank Demerara.

There have been many calls for the resignation of Mandall due to outrage over the Police’s handling of Younge’s disappearance. There have been numerous complaints from the girl’s family that their pleas for help fell on deaf ears.

Moreover, Police Headquarters on Thursday afternoon admitted that details shared in an initial release were inaccurate. Police did not state what parts of the release were inaccurate.

In the original release, Police said officers were searching for a man, who was only known as Orlando, for questioning about the alleged abduction of Younge. The young girl was, however, found right at the hotel where her family members believed she was all along.

Younge, 11, was missing and later found dead in the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo. Her death, surrounded by unanswered questions and perceived institutional failures, has ignited a firestorm of national outrage that continues to escalate.