Shanice Jemmot, who was discovered on March 28, 2011 after 40 days of being reported missing, is back home.
Shanice, 15, was released from the psychiatric unit of the Princess Margaret Hospital in the middle of last week, sources told Dominica News Online (DNO).
The source close to the family told DNO that the teenager is happy to be back in the comfort of her home. The source said she is in good spirits and would like some privacy.
Shanice was taken to hospital for examination after police discovered her alive in the Hillsborough Estate area in St. Joseph on the Monday night of March 28.
Webster Edmund, who disappeared around the same time Shanice was reported missing, was supposedly with Shanice during the 40 days she had gone missing. He was discovered by police in the Hillsborough Estate area and then led the lawmen to Shanice’s location.
Edmund, 37, was sentenced to two years and five weeks in jail after pleading guilty to four charges in court recently, offenses he committed while allegedly holding Shanice captive for 40 days.
Ten charges were brought against Edmund when he appeared at a Roseau court, three days after he and the teen had been found.
He appeared before the St. Joseph court Thursday, April 7, 2011, where only four charges were dealt with: unlawful possession of 67 grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to supply, possession of a firearm, and possession of ammunition. The kidnapping charge will be heard in court at a future date.
In a plea for Edmund before his sentence was handed down, defense attorney Peter Alleyne said Edmund has been cooperative with police and did not waste the court’s time.
Edmund, who is from the Layou community, had been in difficulty with the law for other matters in previous years.
Shanice’s disappearance caused a media frenzy and drew national attention with speculation running rife on the cause and the manner of her disappearance. It was said she was seen on numerous occassions in Dominica and her mother told the media that she was sighted in Guadeloupe.
A total of $35,000 of reward money was subsequently raised by the government, private sector and family for Shanice’s safe return.
why did she run a way
praise god shes home
she is back people
She is back alive and well, and that is of utmost importance. Let us all be thankfull.
i am sooooooooooooooo happy of cause she is back…….
I am very happy that she is back home with her family. i just hope people will stop sayin bad things about her and accept her in her community and school. i hope she is is prepared for anything because thing may be rough when she tries to fit back into society.
So happy ,,, can’t even express my feeling but very happy though…
i”m glad she is back with her family, jus hop she will be able to go back to school and get more education to move on in life
that she was alive
I agree!!! you see them Gossiping things its time for people to stop them things,give god they life.
for 40 days and she still alive you can see that there was a god and there was an angel with her,
to keep her alive. people its time and the chance to give her our strength, please stop the gossiping & lets see her bring her self back together. & always remember her in your prayer.. i live that little prayer with her..
lord at this moment we want to thank u for getting Shanice Jemmot alive and safe to her family.
lord we pray that you will keep her, comfort her. and strength her, we also pray for her enemies also
pray for her family, lord bless her keep her, we also pray for the prime minister of the island this and other mercy we ask in Jesus name i pray aman..
THANKS GOD SHANICE IS HAPPY HOME WITH HER FAMILY. PEOPLE SHOULD LEAVE HER
ALONE LET HER RECUPERATE FROM THIS ORDEAL. SPEAKING OF REWARD. THIS MONEY
SHOULD GO IN AN ACCOUNT OF ABUSED CHILDREN
Thank God Shanice has been reunited with her family. We will continue to pray for her good health, both physically and emotionally. Miracles still happen.
Give Shanice a break now.. she is a strong girl.. I saw her myself… give her privacy.. when she gets older and she wants to talk.. let her do it.. but now.. media ppl should leave her alone..she is only a child. Let ppl speculate.. is just beff we like to hear. I would like to hear also..but I think protecting a child is much more important than my itching ears.
God bless and keep her… I know it was all the prayers that were lifted on her behalf..that kept her alive and safe. Thanks You Jehovah.
Dominicans like to run there mouth
i hope u not a dominican :
I’d like of-course express my sincerest grattitude to all who supported the family during this time of grief as it relates to the disappearance of their love one Shanice . Thanks to the Almighty for his hands of mercy and love , full of grace . Having visited Shanice at her dad’s home earlier today , can’t say how touching , but even more than that , seeing her sit at the computer reading DNO and the comments made about her disappearance at the time she was missing . Those she said brought tears to her eyes , when she read the negative comments and filthy statements made to her relation with Webster . People and I will say so tomorrow on all radio talk shows , this is what I consider to be a poor image painted about the young girl . She felt hurt and is hurt , by your insults , accusations and negative sexual pictures you painted . She claimed not have the heart to read , but decided too . I say to DNO , your screening efforts are useless , since you all don’t do such and allow all these garbage to surface on your site . Whilst DNO serves the wider world with information and more-so promotion of the nature isle , yet it joins in sending wrong signals and image of the country and natives . Once again thank God for his wonderful works , and I do believe to all the inquisitve D/cans including me and the wider world , when Shanice finds the courage thru healing to speak about the forty days and forty nights of her being kidnapped by her rapist she will , quit ye like fools and be more sencsitive towards the broken hearted , traumatized and psychologically disturbed child . Thank you all . I know you all feel now how I felt , that’s how she feels and guess you do too . So this is not a joking matter .
If and I say if this occured whats wrong with you people? Why would you allow a child who recently went through an experience like this to be on the internet……
i agreeeee
boy dominicans hungry is it always all about the money have some sympathy
do we take the time to think of wat we write or are we too busy to write wats comes out of our dirty mouth. now that this child is home where she belongs lets take the moment to pray for ourslelf
enought people .. it don’t cross you all mind in the least bit that MAYBE she did not wnt to be found. MAYBE she willingly left. and IF this is the case……. WHY.
ANYONE would be happy to be away form a mad house.
anyone that wants to be away from a mad house would not go somewhere, where their bed is made out of rocks and under a tarpaulin, and to wear the same clothes for how many days, your name is tiny and i guess your brains is much more smaller. like hopeful said”think before you write” if you have no sympathy for her then it wold be best you say anything at all.
ALL OF YOU PEOPLE PLAYING NICE
YESS!!! I KNOW SHE COME BACK
WE ALL ARE HAPPY SHE CAME BACK IN ONE PIECE
BUT I KNOW ALL OF YOU HYPOCRITES WANT TO KNOW HOW SHE SPEND THAT 40 DAYS
YAHH!!!!!!! I MEAN ALL OF YOU
CAUSE I KNOW IF DNO PUTS AN ARTICLE TITLED,”SHANICE’S 40 DAYS IN CAPTIVITY”
ALL YOU WILL READ IT
SO STOP PRETENDING LIKE ALL YOU DOH WANT TO KNOW
WICKED
He did not cooperate with the police so why would the lawyer say that he did; he should have sent this child home the same day or week; he had all the family worried and even sent the mother to psychic ward; he should be given life or castration
i damn well agree… co-operate my foot. the very same day he shoulda sent back the person child. 40 days of police resources the man use up. Mr. should be locked up and keys thrown away, Shucks man!!
They mean he did not give hard time after he was arressted. with statement and resisting arrest and all. that is wht they meant by cooperation. a person can be cooperative or neglegent after being arrested.
Welcome Home Shanice! We are happy that your ordeal has a happy ending. Home is the best place to be. There is no place like home surrounding by a loving family and in comfortable surroundings.
There is no doubt that your experience will serve you well. In view of this, you will be a better child – teenager, and later adult when that time arrives and throughout those years.
In the meantime, take your time to recuperate. Then enjoy your teenage years and make the most of this time, also in school.
Parents always mean well for their children.
Those who enquire about the reward money may be curious but they are not wrong. I do hope the government considers giving at least some of that money to Shanice and her family. God knows that they need them in her rehabilitation process as well as education of all. May this be considered for Shanice’s future.
God bless you and your family. His peace be to you and your family.
THANK u dear God for the safe return of shannice jemmot. Lord u know our struggles and fear. Please protect her and bless her. heavenly father I ask of thee to Open up our eyes and help us take heed into ur word. help us to no run away of the signs of the last days. for u said in ur word that in the last days the heart of men will grow more wicked. We ask for ur deliverance and answering our humble prayers. As for shannice dear God I pray that she will be able to move on with her life in peace and with a peace of mind and achieve the things she want to achieve, give her the strength that she needs, wrap ur wings of comfor n protection for she is ur own. in ur mighty name I pray. AMEN.
AMEN
She was discovered alive???????????????????
is she a chemical or an island- that’s right rainbow- she was discovered alive- such use of words make me wonder about the use of one’s language.
she was found dead. u cannot read and understand rainbow
for your information spirit I speak and write 6 languages- It is ashame english people cannot use the english language properly- how can you say she was DISCOVERED ALIVE!!
It’s amazing how much bad english is used on this poor site!
Any sane person would be happy the teenager is back at her home safe. Now give the girl some privacy for her to recover. Do not ask questions that is none of your business.
Secondly, money is not all, some people are too materialistic, geeez. A young lady has been traumatized all you can think about is money?
I understand that if promises were made for someone to get this reward then it should be kept, however, your timing is just wrong!
DNO Admin person, why are you posting these kind of comments. Isn’t there a way of screening these commets before posting them. I love your site since it keep us up to date with things that are happening in Dominica and the rest of the caribbean island, but i notice alot of people are using the site to insult and disrepect each other.
Dominicans we are potraying ourself in the worst way possible to the others world, most of these comment makes us look like fool. Please people let us all be respectful to each other..
Get some original thoughts of your own
STOP DEPENDING ON OTHER PEOPLE TO WRITE SO YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING TO WRITE ABOUT WHAT DEY WRITE
God ALWAYS answers prayers
to God be the glory, great things he hath done. God ALWAYS prayers.
May the Lord continue to bless her and give her family strength at this time
this is the level we have become, when human don’t even care about what the girl went through but all you guys care about is the money?
Shows the level we as human have dropped. Hope none of you guys family have to go through that.
You heartless bastards.
that;s very good indeed, she is back and in good hand.
The money belongs to the state or will not be paid out,use your common sense which seem not to be so common here and stop being so concerned about it.A Message to all child abusers and pedophile,change your evil behaviour and allow the children to become adults otherwise u should be executed.
webster deserves to get it. he was the one who lead police to her.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT lets see how they wriggle out of that one
she safe. who gets the money now? money we want to know about now.
They will send the money to your bank account…..so that broke, hungry-a## niggers like you can put food on your table………check your account…IMBECILE
I dont see the need for such name calling.
amen !!!!!!!!
so wat is going to happen to that reward money?
They will give it to you. That’ s all you can say, Brokes fool?
that would be nice.maybe you could mention it to who ever then i could give you some to fix you some to fix your teeth.
You dont care about the safe return of that child u talking about money come on.
BUT SHE’S HOME ALREADY.YEAH WE ALL HAPPY.
its WEBBIE’s own HE WAS ACCURATE with his information and even brought the cops right to her
Thank God that she is doing well!
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Yes Heavenly Father we thank you for keeping Shanice safe and bring her home where she belong. Lord I pray that your angels will always be with her, keeping and guiding her. That she will have peace of mind and will go through this phase inn her life with peace and respect, understanding, and knowing that she is loved and will always be loved. Thank you Lord again. Shanice we love you and we will continually pray for you, as you get stronger and stronger in Jesus name. Love you always your family.