Frances Frederick of the Kalinago Territory was granted bail on Tuesday morning when she appeared in the Roseau Magistrate’s court.
Frederick is facing a charge of manslaughter following the stabbing death of her boyfriend Nixon Francis in Gullet River on Saturday, March 17 2012.
She is represented by Ronald Charles and Joshua Francis.
The preliminary inquiry for the case will begin on 13th June, 2012.
In the meantime Frederick will remain in custody until she gets proper surety for bail.
I don’t know the lady personally and i don’t know the circumstances of this crime, so i am not going to say:”she belongs in jail” or “she needs to return home”. I will instead let justice take place, after all that is why we have lawyers, tribunals and all that… Now, I am not a priest, but i do believe that she needs to pray, ask God for forgiveness whether she goes to jail or not. She also need to leave that bottle alone (i have seen people mentioned that she was a heavy drinker) and try to have a new, fresh start again getting back to life…
i am sorry for the guys family…but if them self know what was going on they should try and find counselling for him or them both or advis them to move on. same for the woman family. Its real sad to see people get together so happily but part so sadly. To this woman i dont know what transpired, but i believe this was done because of abuse and self defense and i know if thats the case which i am more that 90% sure, she will go FREE!!
from what i heard, the woman was a heavy drinker, and always threatened the man whenever she was under the influence. This was not the first time that she had used a knife on him. If anyone of you knew him, you would see that he was not a fighter, he was barely 120 pounds. After she stabbed him, she ran to tell the children that she had killed their father. Now, tell me, does that sound like a woman who was abused??????
When u don’t know nothing shut ur Dame mouth
I am certain she didn’t meant to kill him. I more believe it was self defence but unfortunately he got killed in the process. I hope the court sees it this way, which I’m sure that is probably what happens.
my dear lady i do not know what happened but the letters that i am reading that domestic violence is part of what happen,i can tell u myself was battered for 20 years of my life threaten, beating,i finally left with a fracture jaw given by my boyfriend,i known it is wrong to take a life just ask god’s mercy,hope every thing goes well for u,i feel ur pain i took it for 20 years.
yeh man mi realy feel sorry for she so justice system do de right ting an free de woman ok
perfect love casteth out all fear. if a man and a woman loves each other as the love that is in the bible they will cling to each other and fix each problem in love without a fight. none is suppose to raise a hand to hurt the other, thats not love. once beaten you run from that relationship, but what about the coward women who have no jobs and no where to go? they have to stay and be abused over and over but the mind is very funny, at one point in time it will say i have enough and that swhere you feel like you lost every thinking. ladies run from abusive relationships. let go and let God!!
woman time
the ppl who are leaving bad comments. saying that my aunt is wrong an she still wants to be strong. u dont know half of what she was going through. they both are to be blamed stop putting the blame on one person. u are not the judge to judge her so JJ an to all the rest of u ppl who are blaming her for what happened, SHUT!!!!allu mouth an get something else to do
I have out of Dominica for the past 15 yrs, and this country has changed so much god help us.
Maybe it is a good thing that this is coming to the light. The women in the Kalinago territory have been used and abused for so long. I lived with this womans cousin and let me tell you it was joy one minute and slap and kick the next. I got out asap but he kept hunting me down, the police could care less, they find it amusing. The bottom line is if you abuse your children they will most likely grow to be abusers. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard women in public dreading their children.{I’ll give you one good slap.} Really people is that what you consider taking it to the next level? I am sorry for the dead man he was abused also. And for the record this woman well knows how to poison a man she wouldn’t need a knife. Men in this family die already and we know why and how? Dominicans need to talk about abuse in the schools and the church and break the cycle of violence before it’s too late. A very sad day let the woman go home and give her mental health counceling and training in child care.
thumbs up……is that i saying…how is it wrong to abuse a woman and not a child……who is standing up for the children……an abused child become an abusive parent….can you imagine what the kids went through…and they got it form both mom and dad….no one is feeling sorry for them…….
in Dominica these people really believe that beating a child with leather belts and guava whips ..slaps and punches is not abuse….but the same set of people don’t want a man to treat them that way
i heard a women telling her son who appeared to be 7 or 8…shut your stupid arse up or else….what do you think is going through this kid mind when you tell them these things when you threaten to slap the in pubic….i swear children are treated even wort than slaves……and the sad part is most of these men do not become women abusers instead most they become child abusers…because society says that beating a child is not physical abuse…….well women take what allu get form those men
the lawyers sound like a great team. i have hope and the woman should have faith. keep it up team.
a amn stab a man and he is being chrged for attempted murder but a woman kill a man.there is no justicen in the state judicial system..
admin the article said she was granted bail in the begining then in the end you say she has to remain in custody for a proper surety
This poor lady. She was battered all the time, you can see the history on her face. At least she is rid of him now. She is still very beautiful.
KILLING IS NOT THE ONLY SIN IN THE EYES OF GOD. THE VERY FEW THAT ARE SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT HER ARE YOU ALL BETTER? WHEN EVER WE ARE NOT THE ONE POINTED AT WE THINK THAT THE OTHERS ARE NOT GOOD. ARE WE BETTER.IF THAT LADY WAS OUR FAMILY MOST OF US WHO ARE SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT HER WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED .LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THY SELF …WE ARE NOT BETTER WE ARE JUST TOO JUDGEMENTAL …
Violence against our women need to stop!!! Some might say why she never leave him but come to think of it he made her ugly. So is not much she could have done than just hope but women can take so much and when they retaliate if they ever do it’s bad trust me. Dash you with hot water, hot oil in your ears, cook a food u wont remember… just name it they’ve done it but this woman stabbed her lover. Guess that’s the only thing she could think of at the time. Hope when these things happens the looking men learns and stop hitting women. ANYWAY IS A MAN THAT WRITING THIS ER SO IF I CAN VIEW IT SO WHY THE OTHERS CANT, FEELING MACHO WHEN THEY HIT WOMAN… A BUNCH OF SISSY’S
Rhis is not about politicks, and the caribs have right to their land, they own it as a collective, unlike some of all you negroes, who are landless, and unale to own any land because you have no opportunity to inherit or own land.
This is a battered woman who have finally freed herself, the courts should take that into consideration. She should be free on bail, because she is not a threat to the community. Let us have some real justice here, this woman is innocent. The real murderor is the man who was beating the living daylights out of her, I would contribute to a fund for her defence, she needs help not jail. Time those in authrity show they are serious about real change in Dominica, too many insecure men in Dominica beating on women.
The man should go to jail even though he go and die, one lttle cut she give him and he decide to die. Allde time he dere beating her, she stay alive for her children, de potash he die on purpose to put the woman in trouble, all see how men stay. Free the woman.
u can tell by the look in her eyes that she has already serve her jail time with this boyfriend .she doesnt even look like she have to strength to stab somebody far less to kill.
u are so damn right…
u right the lady spend her jail time with her boyfriend already.
After all that abuse..
most of you all saying why she could’t leave ,you all dont know if she would have another place for her to seek shelter but all u just assuming that see should leave. getting a to be on your own is a very difficult struggle especially if you are a victim like this woman
I was seen as a monster in the Eye of my XX friends as soon as she had another man I was refered to as an Abuser. I was the one always @ Hospital but the world took her side simple because “Woman”.she will get away why should we be So Bias. Fellers we dead they gone free they Dead no Justice for Us!! Feel sad I have to Say this But Let us Shot them in there Waist and stay Alive if we Aint get the Chance to Run.
Firstly, I would like to empathize with the family of the deceased. We wish them health and strength through these trying times. If they do have children, what are their ages and were they exposed to the actual alleged manslaughter? If so, if the children are very young then serious and deep counseling is strongly advised because these violent acts are extremely dangerous to the psyche of children.
Secondly, from many comments here there seems a lot of emotions especially at the appearance of the picture. It is not healthy as a people to simply jump to conclusions especially if one was not an eyewitness to the incident to conclude that the woman was the disadvantaged one. One cannot look at a photo and say “ah” the man is the “bad” one. It is unreasonable and unethical to approach the issue like this. It could be a number of issues for e.g, both were exchanging words, it could be that the woman started first in slapping the man across his face, then a fighting between them ensued until the woman stabbed him. Or, it may be that the man started battering the woman for no reason thus she defended herself with a knife which caused his death. The point is so many things could happen if one examines the issue from different angles. IF THIS WOMAN DEFENDED HERSELF THEN SHE UNDER DIVINE LAW HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DO SO EVEN IF IT ENDED IN THE DEATH OF THE MAN.
Thirdly, we need to recognize that men are abused by women as well. I remembered broad daylight in Roseau a woman beat up supposedly her man in the heart of Roseau. There was a large crowd and I remembered seeing that man running away from the woman. He never lifted his hands on her yet she scratched him so much, his face was scratched with blood. The police was there, never arrested or restrained the woman from what I saw; what was the reaction of the crowd? It was as if since it is a man it’s no big deal. If it was the man beating and scratching the woman like that then there would be a spin on the issue. This is very sad and this shows the sexism that occurs in our society. NO MAN OR WOMAN SHOULD EMOTIONALLY, ECONOMICALLY OR PHYSICALLY ABUSE EACH OTHER PURE AND SIMPLE! IT IS WRONG ON BOTH SIDES.
Lastly, the N.G.O’s need to step up to have serious workshops and educational programs to address the issues of domestic violence in Dominica. Too often when one hear of domestic violence it automatically paints a picture of a man lifting his hand on a woman. There must be dialogue, wisdom and balance in addressing these issues. Leave the politics out of it, the N.G.O’s need to step up and do something in the society. God’s willing I would like to be part of that process as well.
poor grown men getting beaten by their women
what about the kids…..who cares about kids
…..stop beating kids and calling it discipline
it is not discipline it is not punishment it is child abuse
at least the grown man can run away
I understand your passion as it relates to the abuse of children. This is true, it is wrong to physically and emotionally abuse children.
Parents must be role models themselves, they must lovingly teach their children ethics.
However Tiny, children who are rebellious must be disciplined, of course not in a manner which leaves marks on their skin or cause undue harm to them.
frances Frederick.The young man you kill he is a francis maybe my brother back in the days my father was a big time player who knows?.BUT I pray that the eyes of your understanding be enlightened tha you may know what is the hope of his calling and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints”.Ephesians 1;8.]
It’s sad that a life was lost but….men need to stop abusing women…..It’s not easy being in a relationship when all you experience is violence. One may say, “why didn’t she leave him? or why not run away?, these men sometimes threaten these women if they tell them that they will leave them…in such a case I guess they can only fight back…and that’s what she did, it just happened that he ended up dead while it was self defense. I’m sorry that it had to end this way but it could have been her, and WE would be saying but why didn’t she leave him or FIGHT BACK?
Every where i turn all i see is violence and crime it because of lack of intelligent and obedience.Jesus Christ emphasized how important it is getting along with one another in Love.[1 [peter 2;17 5;8.9[ John 13;34.35 [ Romans 12.5 ]Ephesians 4;25] 1 Corinthians 13;1-3.”Be peaceable wit one another.There is no love and understanding in the hearts of men we need some loving and understanding for every one .Life is to short we need to live in love and always.
de woman was abused i tell u …any and everyone can see that…the poor woman isn’t even 50 yet and she looks 60….send her home i say, she had enough already ..stupess u can clearly seethat she suffered all her life because of this fool and other men…that’s why he stayed on the ground dead for hours like a dog….that’s what happens to selfish, rapest man like his self…God is with u lady cause im sure u acted in self defense .
there is no reason that would justify killing ur boyfriend,lover or sex partner. if u are in a relationship and not happy with the looks of things u have the option to leave him, u don’t kill him. if he was cheating, beating u or not loving u or giving the attention that u need u should have left. my girl u are not god u did life u should not take life. he is dead and now u in jail i hope u will learn from that. while u are in jail ask god to forgive u.
You not in the situation so just talk… God gave us freedom to express ourselves. Anyway all situations not the same and maybe hers was harder to get out of than others. It’s easy to say yes I done and I walking out. It’s hard not knowing where to turn to. It’s even harder if you love someone. Don’t agree with he killing her boyfriend but please remember it’s easier said than done on the leaving him part.
shut ur stupid mouth up.you know what the lady was going thru?she didnt stabbed him to death,he bled to death
Sometimes women don’t have the option to leave and they remain through no fault of theirs. This is a sad situation and its sad that it had to come to this point, to take the life of another human being, but lets wait to hear her story before we condemn her.
Look well.
There is a long scare(an old one) on the right side of her mouth.
the word should have been written as scar,sorry not scare,scare is as saying scared.
ahem…. i have looked all over this pic and have yet to see a ‘scare’…. hhhmmmm how would i see this….
The word is “scar”. Read more so that you may learn to spell!
Anyway, like I said before, abusers never stop.
This woman appears to have suffered for too long and finally retaliated in fear and rage. Unfortunately, her abuser cannot tell his story.
She had no where to turn! I shed a tear for you strong woman and I hope you can be free again to take care of yourself and children.
free up the lady
she har a hard life 
…..feel so sorry for her she just have to ask god for forgivness
Well one would first need to investigate as to the reasons for which such an incident has occurred.
We know that there are some strange women who behave as if they have full authority to behave as if they just come from a cage and disrepect other women; but that is because the men prompt that kind of behaviour…no apologies
So while all must behave responsibly, the onus is on the men to drop their eyes and hands.
Good women in many instances “fall” in love and for the first period joy is flowing..with a man in their lives
A…A.. down the road shocks of abuse keep rolling in and the woman keeps the faith that “he will change”
Fortunately some men do change; but by golly the life of mental and physical abuse is like the man has an agenda of putting a woman in her (cage) place.
He becomes satanic and horrible, sometimes as soon as he leaves the bed or as soon as enters the door.
Children are unhappy when they see their mothers in tears but the man is all about his ego.
How do we help the man who has no control.
I wish it didnt have to end in death but for the life of an abused women, her spirit is dead long long before she walks away or reacts in defence.
The dead man reflects the dead woman who usually keeps her body alive just because of her duty as a mother.
A lot of sad stories with so many losers
Almighty Father/Mother show us the way, we plead
I think she was tired of the abuse she is very sad
This oman needs to go home and take some serious rest. She looks like she had being battering some real rough sea and she finally made it to shore. Let the woman go,she deserves that right now
Put her in the calaboose. We need to stop acting as if we have purchased our significant other from a grocery store. The relationship not working — leave. Now she has messed up her reputation then what?…….
Leave to go where? Did you provide another home for her?look at this woman,does she looks like she can build herself a new home? She looks like she barely has food for herself.how many of you has passed thru that area? Think you should start making some donations up there
HUSH YOUR CALABOOSE!!!
de lady did not kill the man, she hit him back! he dat go and die. the knife or whhatever cut a major vessel and bled and then he die. if she wanted to kill she would chook him more…
I do hope that these two attorneys do represent this woman well.
mam u wrong and still wanna be strong fix ur face . So I can see u better.A A
free up the lady
he without cast the first….free dis lady
it the yr of the woman to fight the abuse..cause some woman would abide with laaw by walking up and down and the law sometime deos b slow to react…when cant take it again they strike back..is not that they want to end the person life you know is just that it happen…madam if could bail u out i would…but sees and know …cause i heard god knows what would happen bfore u were born..so madam it all in the hand of god
If he was your brother uncle may be you would sing a different song this guy had 5 kids.Any body who got love in their heart will never ever kill any one.
ehbeh! Hmmmmm she looks fed up
the lady will get achance to tell her story and Iknow it will not be plesant.Look at her ,her face tells a sad story.Ifell very sorry for her
women do hit also i hope you all tell thm to stop also
I’, sure that there are Caribbean cases of “battered women syndrome”
Get your lawyer to use this defence to help you – it has proven tried and true many a times, especially if you were a battered woman and you fit within the “battered woman syndrome” category.
I hate to hear of ppl killing each other, but as i always say, each and every man is a potential kill – it just takes the right circumstances, and wham…you actions make you a killer. Some actions though, can be excused, no, sorry, rather accepted and justified. If you suffered assault and battery at the hands of the deceased, then your actions maybe justified if it can be proven – battered woman syndrome.
Gid be with you, for only you and he can battle your conscience
you know what good for all those women that getting blows….why all that sympathy and children getting blows on a daily basis…electric wires, leather belt, guava whip punch ..kick you name it…..beating are only for kids eh….wicked set of people…well is blows the man get form his mother when he was young so that’s what he knew….some people do it to their wives while some only do it to their kids…
what the hell …the amount of blows i get for my other and father…..
and i bet she whipping down her kids like crazy too
i feel sorry for the poor lady,, the lady really couldnt take it again ,, her facial expression says it all..let go the lady… man tired do woman things!!
You feel sorry for the poor lady and what about the man she killed and his family? Some of us forget that in life we do have a choice. We can stay with our abuser or we can move on. Assuming she was abused, she should have reported it to the police and leave. You cannot choose to stay then take the law in your hand. We cannot condone this type of behaviour in Dominica.
yes RACHEL you know how many times these incidents are reported to the police and they just laugh and say solve alyou domestic problems on alyou own. Because in the end they always kiss and makeup.
The woman was tired and brought the abuse to an end. Who vex eat/chew your elbow. Just wondering if you are not also being abused by that guy who is pretending to chant you.Keep burying you head in the sand. sa frances douvant sa ou deyeh.
Sadly many Dominican man are bullies who feed their egos by beating up the women in their lives. Some many of us suffer daily from verbal, mental, emotional and physical abuse. They destroy us mentally by breaking down our self esteem and society accepts them as they flaunt their parade of infidelity for all to see. Disrespectful band of jerks. They are seen as macho and “” de big man”. don’t judge the lady by her face there are many pretty well done up dominican ladies walking around who are just shells. Their homes are like the pit of hell. they are the punching bags for these heartless bullies. The longest rope has an end. Be strong my dear justice will be served…… TOUTE COCHON NI SAMEDI YOW…..
It’s high time women put a stop to this from the onset! that is, from the first time the verbal or physical abuse surface. I do remember one woman (and many may share this sentiment) who repeatedly said “unless a man doh hit you he doh love you”. Sadly, she believed that very much.
You are right, these are women with very low self-esteem and who feels that they must have done something wrong to trigger such abuse and they feel that the men are justified in battering them. I hope this is a wake up call to those in authority to implement programs re domestic violence prevention, education, etc.
May God help our Dominica.
DNO am glad to see that the headline was changed after the person from DA/Toronto commented on the use of Kalinago instead of the person’s name or just gender. It is good to see that you are able to take constructive criticism and make necessary changes.
BUT SHE IS THE HEADLINE…..IT WASN’T A GROUP OF THEM….HR NAME IS WHAT SHOULD BE USED BECAUSE SHE IS THE ONE INVOLVED
To many women are battered in Dominica and the caribbean,I am glad that there are women that are strong enough to fight back, but there are those who unfortunately, thinks thats its a normal to be in such relationships, because it has become the norm in their lives. And unless that there’s a law in place to protect these women and men who are battered,we are going to see such incidents occuring more frequently.And it is happening more than we think in DA.
that’s why he wasn’t in class today…
Was he a teacher? Wow what was he teaching?
Set her free set her free.come on just take a look at her face it says it all
Set her free,set her free set her free
Just take a look at her pic teat!tear
If you are in an abusive relationship get out of it people before it`s too late.
The girl in the BVI got out of hers and look where she is! Its not always that easy.
Oh please dominicans. No one knows what happened but yet they yell “free her!” A pity face does not mean innonence. All we know is that a man is dead and one woman (the alleged perpertrator) is in police custody. That’s all we know. Legally she is innocent until proven guilty but that’s as far as her innocence goes for now until we know more. So stop these pity comments.
If you all feel so inspired and touched by this lady’s picture then why not write a poem about it, or perhaps a song, or write a play, or a novel, how about a painting? Typical dominicans, all we do is blahjay our mouths instead. So much creativity can come from within us if we only channeled our emotions and feelings into more constructive and admirable ways.
Good idea Truthofthematter -I can write her story, sell to lifetime and pay her bail and sponsor her for the rest of her life – how about that!
Some men too like to play big man when women “lavay dem digad”. Some of them can’t even get a woman, but when they do want to play “big man” and hit on women as if they are their parents and she’s his child.
We all will reap what we sow –
Well said my friends, i have read the comments posted throughout yours is paticularly artist in its approach and Waitukubuli I like your style and the conversational approach.
What I will say is firstly I do not aggree with killing or do i condown domestic violence but what I do have is a set of eyes and I can see that this women has been dragged through wars.
I can see that her life has been difficult so does that mean she has the right to kill, no it does not and on the other hand was this done in self diffence, more than likely.
I am a proud Dominican, a large man in stature who grew up both overseas whilst spending time in DA, one thing I heard when in Da is that your man does not love you if he does not beat you, what rubbish but Domestic violence seems to be accepted way too much in Dominica, I once saw a girl stab he parter in broad daylight in Dominica and it was just seen as “action, down the road”.
My people our society has made it easy for this violence to go untracked, I can bet that many times when she took her beatings no one ever helped and maybe she was afraid to leave, so like I said I do not condone what she has done but I can see why she reacted back after so long of the abuse.
Think of your mother and how you would have felt if she was the one being abused.
Dominica I love you but your justice is not only corrupt but also unfair, I hope she gets a fair trial.
To all my brothers who like to play the big man and beat their women, take heed its 2012 and now they see what its like else where and now they are hitting back!!
From the picture I saw of the man, she didn’t try to kill him. She stabbed in him his shoulder. The sad part was it maybe hit a vein and he bled out. If people were there watching, they could have helped him by bringing him to the hospital while applying pressure to his shoulder. It’s sad what happen and I hope she doesn’t end up in jail. Women, as well as men go through so much things it’s just sad.
I’m looking at this woman with tears in my eyes. All I seeing is my aunty. She was beaten by her husband from day 1 in front of her children to. Broken nose, broken jaw, broken teeth and so on and so on… She finally left the bastard and he was looking for her to kill her.
Well Miss Francess it looks like you killed him before he kill you, and that is how I define SELF DEFENSE. It was his life or yours and just like anyone else you chose yours. Please let the woman go. She needs therapy instead of jail time!
I concur – it is impossible to not feel compassion for her. Alas
let go d lady, she is battered she was tired n fed up. I will help fund your case mylady. let go d lady
There is no doubt the amount of misery that woman endured. Alas, if only things could be turned around, but that is not reality.
Only GOD knows the heart of men, only GOD is judge, only GOD knows how best to handle this.
It is best to be without a mate, than to be miserable with one. I am heartbroken over this whole situation!
God help your people, have mercy on your people in Dominica. Let great grace be upon them. Amen.
aunt frans u will be out soon we miss u at home so much we are trying our best to get u back home. Don’t blame yourself to much for what happened u defended urself an thhats the best you could do to protect urself we love. Till then we will see u soon love from the family an ur youngest daughter lin.love aunt.hugs an kisses.
There comes a breaking point in everyone life. this lady anyone can see just reached hers, sorry it resorted to death but that’s what it is you never know how much damage can be done when something is on the brink of breaking.men do not provoke women or anybody for the matter to raft
We seem to have forgotten who we are dealing with! The lady is from the carib territory…..hence i would believe the majority of the people who knows her and would be willing to stand bail for her would also be from her community. Hence my question what are they going to use to stand as surety? The people dont own the land that they are on. My God! What are we doing in DA? The welfare division needs to come in on this one. And dont we have a Carib ministry neh? So what is the minister saying or doing? Well! Well! Well! Where is DA going to. The poor will always be poor my boy.
Can u believe it? she did it of self defense and it not yet a month but a date for court already put up. what happen to that lady who wasn’t on drugs who killed 2 of her innocent children over nothing n was send to rehab out of the country an the case is dead now.i want to know what is going on.as everybody can see on this lady face that she was abused over an over again.
SOMEONE PLZ HELP THIS POOR LADY PLZZZZZZZZZZZZ
hold on strong my friend god is in control keep on praying and have faith in God ,he is the judge in ur case
Lady, now dat i see ur pic.. I am starting to think differently.. Seems u were tired of being abused.I pray that u ask God for forgiveness and I hope that people in the community will come forward and plea on behalf of this lady..
She looks really stressed and frustrated..
Boyfriends, husbands keep y’all hands down.. Women should be treated with respect..We are not suppose to be y’all punching bags..
I don’t think this lady wanted to kill this guy, I believe she has had enough!! She couldn’t take it anymore.. We all should say a prayer for this lady.. I think that she is regretting..
the moment i heard the story all i got was a carib woman killed her bf, i said maybe it was self defense – ppl are to attached to bad news and too quick to jump to conclusions
Amen and Amen
DONT WORRY LADY I SEE YOUR SCARS, YOU REALY NEED SOME PROFESIONAL HELP, AND NOT PRISON, STAY STRONG MY LADY, GOD IS GOOD !!!!
IS SHE TAKING STRESS MEDICATIONS? SHE REALLY NEEDS IT, DOCTORS DONT LEAVE HER LIKE THAT !!!!
I feel sorry for her. I say self defense. She served her time already during her past relationship.
lol nice 1
Oh God.. The face of a battered woman..
Hold strong Frances! U are not alone.. *hug*
I could imagine that the prosecution did not put up any case against the denial of bail. Where is this woman going to find someone in the Carib territory to put up bail. We have deprived the people of the Carib territory the right to own land. Hence the possibility to secure loans to build proper homes. I bet this woman doesn’t have the support she needs I may be wrong but I thing the women’s bureau or an organization against battered women should look at the case and appeal to the DPP to grant bail on her own recognisance.
Second this comment….I thought the same myself. People in the Carib Territory don’t have ownership to land…farless for a woman. This case is so sad. A battered woman to put up bail…impossible.
Sorry a man is dead but I guess she could not take it anymore…I feel for her!
She’s getting alot of support from us in the Kalinago territory and around Dominica.
very good GR8. I think if the government is so interested in the Carib people why keep them poor. They are human beings even though they are indigenous and they have rights. Why keep back their progress in the name of preservation…they are humans not endangered birds….give them C.O.T’s for their lands and a Carib territory bank to safeguard the lands allocated to them.
where dat cominig in nah? u doh understanding what going on there man? alas nu sot wii papa.
We have deprived them the ability to own land…NOPE..
The Carib Constitution denies them to own land. If a carib owns land then if he/she marries has to leave the reserve. What happens to the property?
I think they need an over haul of their constitution.
where land and all that coming in nah? is not a murder people commenting on and how sorry we all feel for this poor lady? go and give her land in the jail u foolish evrything is politics for all u dominicans….
land is relevant in the matter because she needs some form of collateral to post bail and that is all the Carib people really have….so how is she gonna get out…that is why land is important…..get the picture
lady you will walk free, you defended yourself. no man should raise their hands on a woman, the human body wasn’t designed for boxing or hitting. fellers keep your hands down, use them to do something constructive and is in keeping with the law. stop hitting you children mothers.
you can see dat lady had a HARD life
alas i feeling for you just pray u just could not take any more
Alas maybe she didn’t mean to kill him ,her face makes me feel sorry for her .
Ok, please tell me when in Dominica we have started used Black or Negro-or any other race to identify persons accused of a crime?
That said, from all accounts- this was a victim of repeated brutal spousal abuse…my deepest sympathies are with her, her children, their families and our community… Let us do what we can to support, educate and empower victims of domestic violence and rehabilitate the abusers.
common now it is evident that this woman was the victim. really sad…
where my comment i jus put dere nuh DNO??!?!
Boy, I see the photo of the dead man lying on the ground in a pool of blood and boss the person can swing a mean knife.
I don’t know what went down and drove her to that desperation, she may be wrong, she may be right.
All I can say is that growing up in Dominica I have seen the cycle of men advantaging our women. I have seen way too many women being beaten by their men for no real reason whatsoever. That was so natural that it was accepted as the norm.
I totally refuse to continue that cycle.
I agree with you, let me ask you though, what about women who take advantage of men? Have you seen this before? There are women who take advantage of men and I’ve seen it with my own eyes. Men are scratched up, dashed with hot water, spat on etc? Anything about that?
that’s the face of a real warrior… the spirit of the past chiefs must be proud… it’s these kind of spirit which prevented the english and french from eradicating us the black people… anyway i see that this lady will go free on the strength of self defence… cases are tried in public b4 the courts and so far it will be ‘not guilty’ verdict…
What hell face of real warrior…!
Man where do you get your thoughts from to even write such insensitive stuff…I see you trolling again.
yes birdie soon you’ll be out clear cut no stress the system can’t hold you down jah love
Tell me DNO, doesn’t this lady has a name?? Why is it that everytime a report is done in regards to our native tribes they are called caribs or Kalinago.Believe it or not its a form of “Racism” towards our own people. And am not a native of carib or Kalinago descent, its just something that I’ve observed in your reporting, and its ingorant.
And I should correct myself, why not use her name in your headline instead of just Kalinago??
I don’t think you have been in Canada long enough, so don’t call your kind “ignorant”. First Nations are usually refered to by their tribal name. Canada especially is noted for that. If you think DNO is “ignorant”, you should write to the UN who refers to the First Nations/ Kalinago/ Amazonians as such, and query why they are so racist.
When in ignorance (I use the word in proper context here), it’s better not to talk. I see alot of people having some small-mindedness about racism by calling a people Kalinago. Folks, this is actually a highlight of the prestiguous position that these people hold to be protected even by international law by virtue of who they are- the First Nation-. There are special privileges for First Nations. I hope all those saying it’s racist, if they are Kalinago, will also deny themselves of these privileges. But you know, funnily, I have NEVER heard a Kalingo use that name to identify himself/herself out of shame.
Man, you all don’t read. The first line of the article has her name – the very first word is her name. People read! read! read!
let go d lady, she herself looks battered.
u can see all over her face dat she just couldnt take no more..i feel sorry for her..its all over her face..too much!!
aa, mister was realy beating the woman for true wi , because you can see it on her body
I saw the very same thing….i’m sure she was always abused for sex…some men got to understand that a woman don’t always want or in the mood for sex….why make a case ? just send the woman back to her home…i really feel sorry for her…
Ah the court of public opinon! Recently, they sent Sarah Lynn home without a trial and we all made noise … that she should have gone through the process and foubnd not guilty by reason of insanity (or something like that). Make up all you mind! I think this case should follow due process the same way the other one should have.