Nassau, BAHAMAS-A mother denied a charge of child neglect as her teenage boyfriend was charged with manslaughter in her daughter’s death.
Guetley St. Fleur took one-year-old Joyce Fleuridor to the clinic in Exuma on March 8 with marks and bruises to her body.
The child was not breathing, and medical staff could not revive her.
Police arrested and charged St. Fleur and her 17-year-old boyfriend, both of Hartswell, Exuma, after receiving autopsy results.
The juvenile, who St. Fleur had let babysit her daughter, was not required to enter a plea to the manslaughter charge and has been denied bail.
However, his attorney Damian White has filed an emergency bail application because of his age. The teenager’s case will be committed to the Supreme Court for trial on May 21 when he receives a voluntary bill of indictment.
As for St. Fleur, she denied neglecting her child in a manner that caused her unnecessary suffering.
St. Fleur returns to court on March 17 for a bail hearing and a trial date to be set.
Bjorn Ferguson is her attorney.
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