In Jamaica, children’s advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has condemned the fatal shooting of a female student of the Meadowbrook High school. The 17-year old was shot in her home in Kingston early on Monday.
The police report that Micholle Moltan, and her 12-year-old sister were sleeping at home in the community of Zimbabwe, Arnett Gardens when gunmen opened fire on them through a window. Micholle was killed, while her sister, a student of the Immaculate Conception High School remains in hospital in serious condition.
According to Harrison, her office will be going all out to assist the police in their investigation and in obtaining information from residents on those who were involved in the attack.
It is believed the girls were attacked because they resisted the sexual advances of men in the community.
National Security Minister reacts
National Security Minister Robert Montague also condemned the shooting.
In a statement Tuesday morning, Montague said the Jamaican Constabulary Force has given the assurance that no effort will be spared to bring to justice the criminals who carried out the attack.
Montague also called for residents to work with the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Opposition leader
Leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Dr. Peter Phillips is urging residents to work along with the police to identify the gunmen.
“This brutal killing of the 17-year-old and the shooting of her younger sister, signal a new low to which our society has plunged in relation to crime and violence,” Phillips said in a release on Tuesday.
“I offer condolences to the family, community, schoolmates and teachers, and pray for a speedy recovery for her sister who suffered injury in the attack,” he added.
