The mother of 23-year-old murdered Barbadian Corey Poleon testified on behalf of her son in court on Monday morning.
Poleon is alleged to have been killed by Kingshill resident Sherman Webb in the heights of Elmshall in 2009.
Poleon’s mother – Denise Gilkes – described her son to the High Court as someone who was an ambitious, intelligent and spiritual individual who attended church regularly.
She indicated that her son had travelled to Dominica during February of 2009 and again in August of that same year.
Gilkes, along with her daughter Janelle and Lawrence Gilkes, informed the court that saliva samples were taken from them at a lab in Barbados, which was instrumental in helping to identify the remains of their son and brother.
Janelle told the court that she and her brother had a very good relationship whereas Lawrence explained that he and Corey “were not on the best terms.”
All three relatives of the deceased said that Poleon did not contact them at all while in Dominica in August.
Aunt of the accused, Mona James broke down in tears as she testified in court.
She informed the court that her nephew had brought Poleon home as a friend and that she had welcomed him into her home.
According to her, he remained at her home for about four days.
The accused told her that Poleon had returned home when she inquired about his whereabouts.
She explained that murder accused Webb lived with her all his life and that it was not the first time he was bringing home a friend since he has a lot of friends.
Police Coporal Jeffery James is among other witnesses expected to testify on Tuesday when the trial resumes.
I think Corey is from a Dominican background.The name Poleon is definitely not the usual Barbadian name.
is poleon a usual dominican name??? I’m dominican and thats the first time i’ve heard it
Corey was a Bajan student. We miss him
Did the authourities ever look into any other stoires of missing persons with the same criteria.Because according to the aunt of the accused,and I quote “it was not the first time he was bringing home a friend since he has a lot of friends”.
ALLU NOT FINISHING WITH THAT STORY MAN ..CHEWPS..
wait when it happens to your family member..smdh
Again people
Do…NOT trust people you mean on the internet especially Facebook. Young men…and especially young ladies.
we need to bring back hanging in dominica to many murders.I hope that guy will not walk away,give full sentence.
And this is not the first time that this particular accused has killed eh…
People who murder do not have my compassion since they deprive others of their right to life when they have the right to life, want and expect the same from the Courts. I hope justice will prevail.
It is too bad Dominica does not have capital punishment. DA Government, please bring it back. The majority of people in democratic countries as Canada want their government to bring back capital punishment since in this era murders have increased and there are some vicious ones. It is also the Law of the land.
Thou shalt not kill and deprive others of their life. This is the Law of God, His Fifth Commandment to every human being. It commands: safeguarding of one’s own life and bodily welfare and that of others.
It does not apply to murderers. As much as religious authorities do not approve of it and as some people will say, “it is not in the Bible” that governments should not mete out a just punishment to those who murder their fellow people, this man did murder Corey Poleon. May he receive the full punishment for murder. Life in prison with no chance of parole.
Intelligent and Spiriual? What an oxymoron. From following the case in court I find him to be quite the opposite.
well u never know what side he showed them. every one has secrets.
I hope that justice will be served which is very unlikely. The judicial system of Dominica is so corrupt and the so called judges lack the substance to serve much needed justice. Hard core criminals are dealt with liniently and petty thieves receive harsh punishment.. My heart goes out to Coreys family… May his soul rest in peace..
He was not too bright na when he leave his country to come Dominica by another man.
If you call yourself ‘Truly Blessed,’ you would have thought of your words more carefully! I don’t care what his intentions were while in DA! The relevant part of this story is that a young man was killed in a vicious way, and he needs respect, and justice at this point!
what the hell does this mean?
Read inbetween the lines, sir!
You see in them things there the families is always the ones that feels it the most you know.
I hope them man doh come and talk about any mental illness and all that you know. You see how this guy was able to lie and hide to cover his track for the crime he committed. Give mister the death penalty, I hope it still on the books.
Anyways the victim’s spirituality (as described by his mother) and his chosen lifestyle just don’t mix. Parents,you always have to caution your children because one of the two roads that they choose to go down on in life leads to destruction.
@ A Voice
If he was ‘godly’ spiritual surely he should have had the instinct to know if his murderer was a good or bad person. The Holy Spirit inspires.
I am unable to comprehend that if he was so spiritual and church-going how did he meet this man, befriended him and associated with him to the point he murdered him in a satanic ritual. Dominica has many ‘godly’ spiritual men of all whom he could have associated with. Evil minded people are not difficult to detect if one has the Holy Spirit of God. It will not take too long that evil people will project their true colours. Then, he should have run for his life before it got to that sad-ending point of his demise.
Who says they don’t mix? It is the harshness and judgment of others that cause them not to ‘mix’ as you put it.
I myself have a friend who is a devout Christian but he is a homosexual and has always been. It is not something that he can help, though if he could, he would and he has surely tried.
It is unfair of us to judge someone else’s love for Jesus just because of their sexual preference which they can’t help.
May Corey RIP. If he had been able to live his life openly, maybe he would not have come to such a cruel end.
Thank you. .. It time that Dominicanswer get rid of their ignorance and stop being judgemental of others sexuality.. Sometimes the ones who area most critical and judgemental are the ones who live secret lives on the downlo sleeping with men whilst been married to women… Remember the Bishop Eddie Young of Atlanta Georgia? Preaching against homosexuality and sleeping with his male members…
I hope Webb gets a 110 years jail sentence. no kidding..
@ woy woy
…And more… It upsets me that he could have done something like that to someone he welcomed into his parent’s home as a friend. He is an evil person. His victim did not deserve this.
was he just a friend???????????????? I’m curious. what could possibly cause a man to come to the same island twice in one year to visit another man “friend”. and what was the two men doing in the heights of elmshall…………….
@ Proud Dominican
These are excellent. What did this DA man have to offer him? A dead man tell no tales. I hope that God had mercy on his soul.
What the hell does his sexuality have to do with the case at hand?
how does that affect whether webb killed the man or not? stick with the issue, which is murder.
budman but y u trying to silence ppl freedom of speech and curiousity na
but u know and u asking ..stupes