By Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Monday 18th December 2023)- An adult male from the Basseterre area has been charged by police after a 15-year-old teen school girl Valiana Edwards, who was missing for more than five days, was found at his residence.
Police say Jaheem James of Upper Market Street, Basseterre, St. Kitts has been charged for the offence of Cohabiting with a Female Under Sixteen (16) years of Age. Reportedly, the offence was committed on December 13th, 2023, at Upper Market Street.
James was charged on December 15th at the Basseterre Police Station. Recently, information from the Police Public Relations Office had revealed that officers found Edwards unharmed on the morning of Wednesday 13th December at a residence in the Market Street area.
It was indicated then that a male was in police custody in connection to the investigation. The teen girl was last seen on 5th December at her home in La Guerite, Basseterre. The general public and the media are being thanked by police for their concern, persistence and assistance in this matter.
