'Our mother's death is being treated like her life had no worth'

Tweet

Wilson's children made the charge against the background of the national focus on the death of their mother's ex-lover, Ian Lloyd, alias 'Ching Sing'; the condemnation of the policemen accused of his death, and the little attention being paid to their mom's death. They said all the focus is being placed on the death of the man who had committed a horrible crime.

Wilson was allegedly stabbed several times in the neck and chest by Lloyd at about 1:30 pm on July 29 in Buckfield in Ocho Rios.

At the same time, Wilson's children believe the police's action was justified as Lloyd had taken someone's life. They also believe the public outcry caused by the police's action would have been different if their mother's murder was also videotaped and aired on national television.

"Everyone is saying that the policeman wicked, and him shouldn't shoot the man like that but, at the same time, him no have no right to take my mother life; him have no right to get up hot-headed and just say him feel to kill somebody and kill my mother," said Wilson's child, Makeba Rodney, who is also the daughter of reggae legend, Burning Spear.

She told the Observer that she was deeply hurt, especially since little or nothing is being said about her mother's death.

"The bible says an eye for an eye; whatever you live by is it you're going to die by, so that's the outcome of him, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; justice prevailed and I am sorry that cameraman did not take it from start to finish," said Rodney.

Her brother, Marcus Rodney, said he was also deeply hurt and saddened by the tragic and brutal manner in which his mother was killed. He said no matter the life she was living, she was human and didn't deserve to die in that manner.

"...I was trying to make it into the music so that I could help my mother. She was my mother and I loved her, no matter what she was doing, I really loved her so much," Marcus said; adding "I just glad that the man that killed my mother is dead."

"I don't like the vibes against the police [as] they are saying they killed an unarmed man; he [Ching Sing] was armed and was doing a lot of wrongs," added Marcus.

The woman's children said they were upset because no one has come out and condemned the wrong which was reportedly done that caused 'Ching Sing's death.

In the meantime, the Rodneys are appealing for financial assistance to bury their mother. They want other family members, including her other four children, with whom they have no contact, to help with her burial.

Wilson, who grew up in Trench Town, Kingston lived in several other parts of the island before settling in Buckfield.