Twenty-six-year-old Kevin Edward, aka Tumpy, of Bishop’s Gap, Castries has been charged with the attempted murder of his four-month-old infant Paris Leonce.
Edward is expected to make his first court appearance today, where the charge will be read to him. Relatives have confirmed that Edward suffered from mental illness before.
On Monday, December 29, 2014, officers attached to the Marchand Police Station received a report that a baby was being held hostage at a residence in Marchand.
They alerted officers attached to the Major Crimes Unit, Special Services Unit and the Criminal Investigations Department and immediately responded.
A police press statement said on arrival at the said location, the officers observed a male who was later identified as Edward, holding a baby. At the time, he was holding a knife to the baby.
This individual, on several occasions threatened to kill the baby, who was identified as his baby Paris. Numerous attempts to persuade the suspect to hand over the baby proved futile.
The suspect concealed himself in his house, in the process stabbing the baby multiple times. The officers were able to retrieve the baby and subdue the suspect.
The baby was transported to Victoria Hospital, where she was treated and admitted for multiple stab wounds. She is currently in stable condition.
