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The guman went after the 2nd coach? I wonder what was the reason for the hit on the dead coach? I wonder if there is a protectionfee that was notpayed? I have heard rumors that at least one church on Red Hills Roadhad to pay protection money, therefore I would not put is past the area leaders to demand money for soccer matches.
I dont believe is instant justice, however in this case,I hope that the message is now clear that this sort of thing will not be tolerated and anyone who repeats this offence will given sent to Saint Peter at the pearly gates.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Kids who witnessed murder of coach get counselling</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>BY KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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<P class=StoryText align=justify>CHILDREN from four Kingston primary schools who witnessed last week's slaying of the assistant coach/security guard of the Chetolah Park Primary have started to receive counselling. Officials of the Ministry of National Security's Victim Support Unit have already visited the Chetolah Park school where the coach/guard, Derrick Lewis worked.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Lewis, 36, was killed during a primary school football match at a playing field behind the Tinson Pen aerodrome last Thursday.
Police have since reported that the man suspected of murdering Lewis was shot and killed during a gun-battle in East Kingston over the weekend.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=360 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Members of the St Jude's football squad eat lunch hours before their primary school football match yesterday. Four primary school teams, whose squad members witnessed the brutal slaying of a coach/security guard at a match last Thursday, have been receiving counselling. (Photo: Michael Gordon)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Lewis' 10-year-old son and his younger sister, both students of Chetolah Park, were among shaken students from the schools who received counselling from members of the Victim Support Unit, guidance counsellors and the police.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Yesterday, Ian Andrews, director of the Institute of Sports, visited St Jude's Primary, whose team was playing a match at the time of the murder, in a bid to reassure the traumatised students that his organisation was aware of their suffering.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Members of the St Jude's team were preparing yesterday to play another match on their fixture at the Breezy Castle playing field, but although days had passed the boys seemed troubled by the incident and some expressed the wish to stop playing the sport.
In the meantime, Andrews said the government was taking steps to ensure tighter security at primary school matches.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We are looking seriously at the venues we use to host these games," Andrews told the Observer yesterday. "Sports is an important developmental tool and we can't afford to let the young ones get turned off because of this incident."<P class=StoryText align=justify>Officials of St Jude's said the day following the murder of the coach two thirds of the students did not turn up for classes.
"It shook them up badly. Some of the students could not sleep, others wouldn't talk, but we are trying and they are slowly healing," principal Aldith McDaniel Jones said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The coach of the St Jude's football team barely escaped with his life when the gunman chased him after shooting Lewis. Also, a student hurt an ankle when she jumped from the stands in a bid to save herself.
St Jude's has itself had to deal with issues of violence
I dont believe is instant justice, however in this case,I hope that the message is now clear that this sort of thing will not be tolerated and anyone who repeats this offence will given sent to Saint Peter at the pearly gates.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><SPAN class=TopStory>Kids who witnessed murder of coach get counselling</SPAN>
<SPAN class=Subheadline></SPAN></TD></TR><TR><TD>BY KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<P class=StoryText align=justify>CHILDREN from four Kingston primary schools who witnessed last week's slaying of the assistant coach/security guard of the Chetolah Park Primary have started to receive counselling. Officials of the Ministry of National Security's Victim Support Unit have already visited the Chetolah Park school where the coach/guard, Derrick Lewis worked.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Lewis, 36, was killed during a primary school football match at a playing field behind the Tinson Pen aerodrome last Thursday.
Police have since reported that the man suspected of murdering Lewis was shot and killed during a gun-battle in East Kingston over the weekend.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width=360 align=center border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><SPAN class=Description>Members of the St Jude's football squad eat lunch hours before their primary school football match yesterday. Four primary school teams, whose squad members witnessed the brutal slaying of a coach/security guard at a match last Thursday, have been receiving counselling. (Photo: Michael Gordon)</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><P class=StoryText align=justify>Lewis' 10-year-old son and his younger sister, both students of Chetolah Park, were among shaken students from the schools who received counselling from members of the Victim Support Unit, guidance counsellors and the police.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Yesterday, Ian Andrews, director of the Institute of Sports, visited St Jude's Primary, whose team was playing a match at the time of the murder, in a bid to reassure the traumatised students that his organisation was aware of their suffering.<P class=StoryText align=justify>Members of the St Jude's team were preparing yesterday to play another match on their fixture at the Breezy Castle playing field, but although days had passed the boys seemed troubled by the incident and some expressed the wish to stop playing the sport.In the meantime, Andrews said the government was taking steps to ensure tighter security at primary school matches.<P class=StoryText align=justify>"We are looking seriously at the venues we use to host these games," Andrews told the Observer yesterday. "Sports is an important developmental tool and we can't afford to let the young ones get turned off because of this incident."<P class=StoryText align=justify>Officials of St Jude's said the day following the murder of the coach two thirds of the students did not turn up for classes.
"It shook them up badly. Some of the students could not sleep, others wouldn't talk, but we are trying and they are slowly healing," principal Aldith McDaniel Jones said.<P class=StoryText align=justify>The coach of the St Jude's football team barely escaped with his life when the gunman chased him after shooting Lewis. Also, a student hurt an ankle when she jumped from the stands in a bid to save herself.
St Jude's has itself had to deal with issues of violence
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