Girl’s body found in bushes, partially clothed and strangled: ‘Based on the information, we can identify the suspect’ Fernander says
|
Click to Listen Now
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander vows to find the person responsible for the death of a girl found in bushes on Wednesday evening near Anatol Rodgers School, Faith Avenue South.
Police believe the girl is 12-year-old Adriel Moxey who disappeared Monday when she did not return home after attending Junkanoo practice.
The girl was found half-naked wearing only a top, and a white cloth was tied tightly around her neck, Fernander said.
“We will leave no stone unturned until we find the individual. I take this personally,” a visibly upset Fernander said on the scene.
An operation team and investigators have already canvassed the area and can identify the suspect in the case, he said.
“We will move quickly on that information. We believe we are on the right track with the information we are receiving at this time.”
The Royal Bahamas Police Force issued the Marco Alert on Wednesday afternoon, and soon after, her body was discovered after officers used drones, canine dogs, and foot patrol in the area.
Her body was found down a poorly lit, rocky track road, lying on its back, Fernander said.
Adreil lives in the area and is a student of Anatol Rodgers Junior School.
She was believed to be walking after school, and friends reported that she was expected to make it home around 6 p.m., but she never arrived.
Her mother, Sasha Moxey, told Eye Witness News that it is not unusual for Adriel to make her way home by 7 p.m. after attending Junkanoo practice or a track meet after school.
When she did not arrive home, the family grew alarmed and filed a missing person report.
Her mother pleaded for her safe return but was hit with the harsh reality by evening.
“The person who has her, please send my daughter home,” the distraught mother lamented Wednesday afternoon.
Her cries were heard after the discovery. The girl’s father was also on the scene.
“That individual who is responsible, should not spend another hour out there,” Fernander said.
If you have any information to help detectives, you are asked to contact CID 502-9991/2.
