00:00A great sense of relief has washed over the southernmost coastline village of Marak Moruga,
00:07hours after police intervened to arrest an abusive father and remove three young boys
00:12from the home. Residents of Marak village believe while in state custody, the children
00:18are in much better hands. On Tuesday, a video circulated online of a man being physically
00:24and verbally abusive towards a child while armed with a knife. TV6 News understands
00:29that a neighbour contacted the police on Tuesday afternoon after witnessing and recording the
00:34incident around 9pm on Monday. By 9pm on Tuesday, personnel from the Children's Authority and
00:41TTPS's Special Victims Department proceeded to the community where the 43-year-old suspect
00:47was detained and taken into police custody, while his three sons ages 9, 7 and 5 years
00:54old were taken out of the home by the Children's Authority for safekeeping. When we visited
00:59the quiet rural community today, residents expressed disgust over the level of violence
01:05seen on the video, but say sadly, this wasn't the first time.
01:35The 3 minute and 20 second long video shared online was just part of an ordeal that neighbours
01:45estimate lasted for more than an hour.
02:05Mr Edwards says while he did not immediately intervene, he was forced to get involved when
02:16his own children's safety was threatened. He says it's wanting for people to question
02:21why it wasn't reported sooner, but sometimes these types of reports are not treated with
02:27urgency.
02:53How did you feel seeing the police come last night?
02:57Real proud about it. Everybody was glad because we fed up in the neighbourhood as I was saying.
03:03There's something going on right through over and over.
03:07Residents say hopefully the children will now receive better care and the attention
03:12they deserve after the lives they've had to endure so far, adding that a few years ago
03:18their mother was murdered. She was strangled and stabbed to death. Investigations are ongoing.
03:25Cindy Raghuban, Tika Singh, TV6 News.
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