On January 23, 2021, the decomposed body of a female was discovered at Pigeon Point, in Gros Islet. Three months later that body was identified as 22-year-old Stephanie Thomas. Five years later, family, and friends of the victim fear that the perpetrators or perpetrator will never face justice.
While police say that the matter remains an active investigation, some fear that the case has gone cold with no arrest thus far in connection with Thomas’ death.
This week, St. Lucia Times spoke to Thomas’ father.
“It has been a very tough five years, an emotional roller coaster, in trying to cope with the murder of my daughter,” a visibly distraught Robertson Henry said.
“I try to remain sane, by constantly occupying myself with work, but the memory and the pain never goes away. The images of her decomposed body, a constant reminder of the brutality and nastiness of the murderer.”
He said while he is thankful to the people who have reached out offering solace, this is something that only God the Almighty can help one cope with.
“I am hoping and praying that the killer will be brought to justice but even that will not help. The fact of the matter is Stephanie was taken away from us way too soon,” Henry said.
During the early stages of the investigation, the Superintendent in charge of Crime Management in the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, George Nicholas, said that police were pursuing every possible lead and urged the public to come forward with any information they may have.
One police source told the St. Lucia Times this week that one individual had been brought in for questioning several times in connection with the death of Stephanie Thomas. However, it was explained that the difficulty in this case is the lack of a definitive autopsy report as to the exact cause of Thomas’ death.
“This is because the body was in such an advanced stage of decomposition,” our source says.
In 2021, Stephanie Thomas was one of 75 homicides recorded that year.
