Javeron Heskey laid to rest Feb. 4
The Church of God of Prophecy, Huntums Ghut was packed to capacity as scores of family and friends turned up to bid farewell to the aspiring mechanic during a thanksgiving service.
The Johnson Ghut resident died following an apparent robbery outside of the nightclub, which took place sometime after 1 a.m. on January 18. He was pronounced dead at the scene, and was reportedly found masked. A gun was also found at the scene.
From the eulogy, which was read by his adopted mother Inez Turnbull, it was indicated that Heskey was “not very easy to deal with”, describing him as a very high strung energetic and boisterous youth.
“But all the house parents took great interest in him and this brought some change in his life. While there, like most of the children in the home, he attended the Road Town Methodist Church and Church School and became a member of the Boys Brigade. There were days when he would leave the home for school in the morning and return around 4.00 pm and would be highly offended and obstinate when he was questioned of his whereabouts.
“While at Rainbow Home, he passed the entrance examination to attend to the BVI High School and was doing fairly well, but for some reason which no one can say, he walked out of the home and went to live with his mother. He didn´t finish school, but was enrolled in a programme at the HLSCC because he wanted to become a mechanic,” the eulogy revealed.
The young man leaves behind to mourn his mother Lucinda Tom; his father Randolph Heskey; his brothers Deon Smith, Ashemba Frett, Jahquan Brandy and Mitchel Brewley; his sisters Tashila Heskey and Asha Frett, among others.
Meanwhile, two men, who were arrested in the shooting incident, were released pending further enquiries. According to the police, they are in consultation with the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Office and a case file has been prepared for the DPP’s consideration.
A second individual was shot in the abdomen, and has since been released from the Peebles Hospital.
And while the police are still encouraging witnesses of the incident to come forward, they are not looking for any other suspects. Persons who may have been at the scene of the incident are being encouraged to contact officers of the RVIPF Major Crime Team at 468-2718.
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