Body of murdered prison warden robbed at crime scene
Miriam Gillett was one of three prison officers who were ambushed and caught in a hail of bullets as they headed home from work at the Hattieville Prison on Friday night. While her co-workers remain hospitalized, Gillett did not survive the attack and died on the spot after a bullet found its mark on her head. It is believed that she was not the intended target and today her grieving family has their pain compounded because Gillett’s purse was stolen at the crime scene and her personal documents are needed for matters relating to her burial. Kendra Henkis, Gillett’s cousin, came to News Five to make an appeal to the public for the return of the purse.
Miriam Gillett
Kendra Henkis, Cousin of Murder Victim
“We just wanted to ask whosoever stole her purse at the scene of the crime if they could bring it back; give it to the police or whatever you need to do just let us get back her documents that was in the purse. We don’t worry about the money or anything but we just need back the documents. We can’t believe somebody would steal from a dead person. Come on mein, we just need that person to just bring it back. We need her ID’s, we need her social security mainly to do her burial, to go to Social Security and so forth. I noh know, it’s real, I noh know weh Belize di come to but it’s real.”
Delahnie Bain
“So you all are working on funeral arrangements and so on?”
Kendra henkis
Kendra Henkis
“Yes, right now we’re working on the funeral arrangements. We just came from the hospital. We did the post mortem today and we’re trying to get everything in order for the funeral but you know. They can call 661-5312 if they have it and just tell us where it is and we can come and get it.”
Delahnie Bain
“And if you don’t mind me asking, how is the family holding up?”
Kendra Henkis
“Well, with the grace of God, we’re holding up. We just have to put everything in God’s hand and be strong. We have family support.”
The other two victims in the shooting were thirty-five year old Ernest Savery and thirty-two year old Sylvino Cal.
I am soooo sorry for this horrible tragedy to have befallen your family. The evil animals that stole her purse need to burn in hell. I am sorry if that sounds harsh but that is exactly how I feel.
They took the dead woman’s purse? If it wasn’t such a horrible situation n so real you’d think it’s all a story on tv. How low can a society get to b stealing from the dead. This is too horrible, too much. People, what r we becoming? What is the next low?
What is the significance of the glass of water?
no surprize again if unu no no they the dig up bodies tha graveyard fu see if anybody have gold teeth.
The glass of water is an offering to the spirit of the deceased. In certain cultures it is believed that after a person’s dies his/her spirit lingers around for three days and as a form of love they are offered a drink, hence the glass of water.
some culture superstition. ( water in glass ) Belize need spiritual revival, it is the only help for the nation…
Livewire, read Luke 16 : 19 – 31… People deals more with tradition an culture than knowledge…The Bible says it is the tradition of men makes God’s word of non- effect.
This message is to d murderer. I hope u land in prison soon. Once u land on my territory u r dead! Bt first u wil get torture. Ms gillet was a close friend. U r a coward.