April 26, 2025
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Girl, 15, charged with 19 counts of murder after fire at school in Guyana

Girl, 15, charged with 19 counts of murder after fire at school in Guyana

Police have accused the teenager of starting the blaze in a dormitory that killed 18 schoolmates and a five-year-old boy

A teenage student whom police in Guyana accuse of deliberately setting a fire in a girls’ dormitory that killed 18 schoolmates and a five-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with 19 counts of murder.

The 15-year-old girl appeared virtually at the hearing on Monday in a court south of the capital, Georgetown, and was ordered to be held in custody pending further court proceedings.

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