By S.Browne. Updated 6:02 p.m., Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
Police arrested and charged Shaneke Lewis, a 34-year-old resident of Lowmans Leeward, with the offence of Failure to Supply Necessaries on August 18, 2025.
In an August 19 press release, the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force stated: “According to the investigations, the accused was charged with failure to provide the necessities of life to three minors of Lowmans Leeward without lawful excuse. The charge is contrary to Section 197 of the Criminal Code, CAP 171, of the Revised Edition of the Laws of St Vincent and the Grenadines, 2009.”
The release further stated: “The offence was committed in Lowmans Leeward between May 4, 2025, and May 6, 2025. Lewis appeared before the Serious Offences Court on August 19, 2025, and pleaded not guilty to the charge. She was granted bail in the sum of $2,000.00 ECC with one surety, and the matter was adjourned and transferred to the Kingstown Magistrate Court for trial on September 9, 2025.”
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This information was sourced from a press release sent to us by the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force.
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