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Jan 06, 2009 Letters
Dear Editor,
In reply to T. Pemberton’s letter, “We need not complicate matters,” dated 12-02-08 in Kaieteur News, I would like to ask this writer if he/she is an investigating officer in my son’s murder case.
If not, you have no authority to query my democratic rights in my quest for justice. This writer doesn’t know the facts of the matter, and can’t begin to understand what we are going through since my son was brutally murdered; but can pen this letter and try to put words in my mouth. You are the person who’s trying to complicate matters that you know nothing of.
I did say that his father was a former police officer, and if he was alive and still in the Guyana Police Force, he would have hunted down his son’s killer/s. I meant that he would have investigated to get information, so as to make arrests.
The writer also questioned my knowledge of having concrete evidence as to who the evil perpetrators were. Let me say this clearly: I don’t have a clue as to who murdered my son, so how can I share data with CID when I’m depending on them to investigate? This writer seems to be offended or annoyed with me for speaking out for justice. Maybe you never had one of your loved ones brutally murdered, or you would be singing a different tune.
The death of my son is making me lose sleep. I miss him so much, especially on birthdays and Christmas and holidays. Every minute of the day, I think of him and wonder who could have done this despicable act. The reason I said that we will get justice even if the police can’t give us is because what goes around comes around, and the evil that people do lives after them. Nothing goes unpaid. They will pay for this evil deed sometime or the other. I also never said anything about an eye for an eye. The writer clearly misinterpreted what I said. The writer also said that we must be careful about the way we approach situations. All we are seeking is for justice, just like everyone else whose loved ones were murdered.
I also said that I gathered intelligence from words that were said in the burial ground.
“He did do what he had to do, and is not time for faith no more; is time for the man to go home.” And I concluded from those words that his murder was not mistaken identity. People utter words in situations like these, not realising they’re revealing information; and it takes an intelligent mind to grasp the meaning. My son’s murder has all our lives shattered. So how can we have positive memories when we know his soul is not at peace and rest? Because I dream a lot about him and his father. I also see them together in my dreams. My father died in his sleep from heart attack 15 years ago, and I don’t dream of him anymore, because his soul is at rest.
So, writer, I think you should focus on the crime situation and the level of poverty in Guyana, rather than sanctioning in matters when you don’t know the facts. Thank you for extending your respects to me.
I will close here with sincerest condolences to all the bereaved families of loved ones who died tragically, especially Melissa Yankana, who was a close friend of my son. She died in an accident two days after my son. It was so painful and heartbreaking to see both of them in the mortuary at the same time. I wish you all peace and comfort in these trying times.
Debra Serrao
Dec 02, 2024
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