Keturah, the sister of homicide victim Barry Augustin, recalled that he disclosed before his death that someone had threatened to kill him.
“Just before this happened, he brought his mother a breadfruit and told her she wouldn’t be seeing him again because someone owed him money, and that person told him they would take his life,” Keturah told reporters.
“He told his mother he was going to get his money no matter what happened,” the sister said.
According to a police release, on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at about 10:00 a.m., officers launched a probe into the discovery of Barry Augustin’s body at Morne Road, Castries.
The body had gunshot injuries.
The thirty-six-year-old Castries vendor was a La Toc resident.
“Barry was a very quiet individual. He was very helpful. He always stuck to himself and his friends were very few. I never knew my brother to always be in trouble so I could say that this is very surprising,” the deceased’s sister declared.
“I would not say that my brother was a saint. He was not in a gang. This could happen to anybody,” Keturah stated, adding that the deceased was very humble.
She said the community needs to come together against crime.
“It does not matter until it comes to your doorstep,” the sister told reporters.
In addition, she called for justice in the case of the fatal shooting of her brother.
Any third-party or user posts, comments, replies, and third-party entries published on the St. Lucia Times website (https://stluciatimes.com) in no way convey the thoughts, sentiments or intents of St. Lucia Times, the author of any said article or post, the website, or the business. St. Lucia Times is not responsible or liable for, and does not endorse, any comments or replies posted by users and third parties, and especially the content therein and whether it is accurate.
St. Lucia Times reserves the right to remove, screen, edit, or reinstate content posted by third parties on this website or any other online platform owned by St. Lucia Times (this includes the said user posts, comments, replies, and third-party entries) at our sole discretion for any reason or no reason, and without notice to you, or any user. For example, we may remove a comment or reply if we believe it violates any part of the St. Lucia Criminal Code, particularly section 313 which pertains to the offence of Libel. Except as required by law, we have no obligation to retain or provide you with copies of any content you as a user may post, or any other post or reply made by any third-party on this website or any other online platform owned by St. Lucia Times. All third-parties and users agree that this is a public forum, and we do not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any content you as a user may post, or any other post or reply made by any third-party on this website. Any posts made and information disclosed by you is at your own risk.
Help me understand something, someone killed him because they owed him money? Or did he owe someone money? Cause someone killing you for your own money is madness
Ok say no more all I have been saying alllllllllllllllll along these shootings are not robbery but vendettas SO IT IS VERY DIFFICULT O REALLY AND THE REST OF YOU DUMB CLOWNS FOR THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY TO CONTROL. If the security forces had first hand knowledge that their would be a shooting at X you don’t think they would have been there ??? Oh course they would BUT THEY CANT BE IN PEOPLES HEADS FOOLS but does it make sense to simpletons oh no its PMS FAULT that easier to do. WHAT HAD SHE SAY SOMETHING TO THE POLICE BEFORE HAND ?? i rest my case
I am calling on the incompetent minister to collect his last pay check this month feb. 2024 and to resign from the post. You are unfit for the portfolio PERIOD!
Anonymous….get tested please…mentally that is.
This situation sends one clear message…if someone threatens to kill you…you must get rid of them first!!!
To me She Should have given the police In High Command of the Rslpf all that information .I do hope that the police work with all that Information arrest and Charge that Individuals who Committed That Crime
Anonymous no the PM doesn’t need to retire but yourself need to follow in the footsteps of Rupert Murdock. You advocacy is played out.
You know “anonymous ” you are so silly. The Minister is supposed to resign because crimes are being committed?
Can you suggest what he should do? The others said they would. What happened? In fact they themselves got into some questionable behavior….you remember the guy they almost fed to the pigs?
These are not random acts of violence such as robberies etc
AA by the GG house they doing dat. We finish here.so just now is vigie they will go. AA
So I supposed if someone threatened him, then he atleast should have told his family who it is or report the threat to police… perhaps its the same person who threatened him did the act…. our society is on the decline…
okay
Minister for Security Should Resign. Totally Unfit, Incompetent. Move… it will cost you re-election. Retards bark all you want. The travel advisory will come soon. You all think the US and Britts not looking. Yeah hold your fate blame the gun killers which both parties supporting. Make matters worst the Ocean Mouth con artist minister jump ship to save his soul. You all will bark all you can. He had all solutions put it now to work. Just Resign you daff. You ain hearing you’ll feel the pain. 10 more homicide for the month you gone on the watch/restriction advisory lits.
There are demonaics in this troubled nation who will pay those cursed hit-men a cursed and measly “killer’s fee” to slaughter the innocent people to whom they are indebted! Too bad they don’t seem to believe that one day soon they will have to answer to God for their acts of cowardice and wickedness! Shame on them! And shamen on the heartles and shameless scooters who serve as contract killers in this nation! May God awiftly bring all of them to their judgment!
Hey! Hey! Ehsay! God turn his back or her back on this plot of rock. Why you calling his/her name in vain.. just so!
Don’t go and see that #annonymous could Guy or Chas or Nancy.