"Let go mi pickney"..... Kartel's mom, Teresa Palmer says a lot of lies were told on her son....mother believes that her son was set up by the police and done a further injustice when a jury on Thursday convicted him.... she recalled fondly the time when Vybz Kartel, at 11 years of age, made soup seasoned with curry for her when she was sick in bed.

BY PAUL HENRY Co-ordinator — Crime/Court Desk henryp@jamaicaobserver.com  Sunday, March 16, 2014    

VYBZ Kartel’s mother believes that her son was set up by the police and done a further injustice when a jury on Thursday convicted him and three of four co-accused of murder.

Kartel’s mom says a lot of lies were
told on her son

Teresa Palmer shared the sentiment with the Jamaica Observer a day after Vybz Kartel (real name Adidja Palmer) and friends Shawn ‘Shawn Storm’ Campbell, Andre St John and Kahira Jones were convicted in the Home Circuit Court for the August 16, 2011 murder of their friend Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams over the disappearance of two illegal guns. Shane Williams, the fourth co-accused mans, was acquitted at the end of the five-month-long trial.

Sitting on the verandah of her Portmore, St Catherine home under the gaze of a massive banner of her entertainer son, Palmer — who asked not to be photographed — displayed a range of emotions while talking about her boy and the case.

Her three adult daughters and a family friend looking on, Palmer’s face was a mixture of disgust and anger when she spoke of the trial and investigation.

She teared up as she reflected on her son’s conviction. But her eyes lit up, and she laughed at times, as she recollected his cutting of classes to go to recording studios and his love of music and reading. Palmer also recalled fondly the time when Vybz Kartel, at 11 years of age, made soup seasoned with curry for her when she was sick in bed.

“I long to see him,” Palmer said at one point, adding that her son had been insistent on her not visiting him in lock-up over the two years he’s been there.

“He thinks I’m going to cry. If he tells me to come I would go visit him. You know where I want to visit him?” she asked, then answered: “At his house.”

Palmer said her son is innocent and that he’d been targeted because of his music and image. more