Police name woman shot dead in Church Ground, Nevis
Foreign Minister Mark Brantley pays tribute to 'beautiful person'
Saturday, 3rd June 2017
Police in St Kitts and Nevis are investigating a shooting last night that left one person dead in Church Ground, Nevis.
The victim has been named as Lydia Jacobs.
She was 37.
According to the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force, shots were reported at 10.55pm on Friday evening, and Jacobs was gunned down in her yard.
She was taken to Alexandria Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The Violent Crimes Unit is looking into the incident, and police have confirmed that one person is in custody and "assisting with the investigation".
'Pray for her loved ones'
Mark Brantley, St Kitts and Nevis Foreign Minister, paid tribute to the victim on Facebook.
He said: "My heart goes out the family of Lydia Jacobs who was such a beautiful person inside and out. I knew her well and shall miss her dimpled smile. No one in our country should live in fear and no criminal should ever feel safe within our borders."I am told the police has made some early arrests and I implore neighbours and friends to say what they know so that we can bring the perpetrators to justice. In the interim I ask you to join me in praying for her loved ones who have been so horribly deprived of their family and friend.
"May her soul rest in eternal peace and may we all as citizens and residents of Nevis and St Kitts unite in her memory to fight crime and violence together. Sorrow may last for the night but we are promised that joy commeth in the morning."
In April, Cotton Ground resident Morella Webb – a 28-year-old mother of two –died after her car was shot at.
And this murder murder comes less than a month after the shooting death in St Kitts of young businessman Gregory Mills on 9 May, a day before his 28th birthday.
The murder of Lydia Jacobs is the federation's 11th of 2017.
The police are encouraging anyone who may have information with regards to this incident to come forward. Information can be passed to the police by calling the Charlestown police station at 469 5391/5392, or any police station, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-8477(TIPS) or by using the SKN Crime Reporter App on your smartphone.
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