BY KARYL WALKER Editor - Crime/Court Desk walkerk@jamaicaobserver.com Friday, June 06, 2014
CLAUDETTE Lawes' spirit is still broken.
One year after her brother Richard Lawes and three other men were slain in Seaview Gardens, Kingston she has still not found closure.
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Yesterday, she was almost at a loss for words as she recalled her shock and awe at receiving word that her brother was cut down by bullets from the guns of ruthless gangsters who were thirsty for blood. "I am still not over it yet. It was really shocking and hard to take," she said in a soft tone.
Lawes, along with Dwight Robinson, Jerome Anthony Goodness and Omar Smith, were victims of a deadly attack by three gunmen who pounced on a group of persons who were playing cards in a section of the community known as 'Marley'. Two other persons were injured in the incident.
Another grieving resident told the Jamaica Observer that none of the four men were involved in any criminality and that they were killed because they lived at that section of the community. "They killed them for no reason as they were all hardworking and had stable families," the woman said.
Despite the pain, however, the grieving residents want peace in their community.
Yesterday, the St Andrew South Safety and Security Branch and grieving residents organised a peace march and meeting in Seaview Gardens to continue the healing process, with the hope that the community does not descend into anarchy and bloodletting again. more
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