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Minority Leader Kelvon Morris is tonight calling for justice, for the recent murders of Shellon Walters-Joseph of Mt. Marie Tobago and Thursday's murder of Nikesha Romeo Sandy of Plymouth. Mr. Morris's calls were made during the Minority's media briefing on Thursday. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.
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00:00 Today I am calling for justice. Justice for Shellan Walters, justice for Nikesha
00:10 Sandy because it cannot be that we as an island can continue to have our
00:17 brothers and sisters their life taken away and those who would have afflicted
00:22 such a heinous crime continues to walk amongst us. It cannot simply be that we
00:29 blame the central government. It cannot simply be that we blame the Minister of
00:34 Security. It cannot simply be that we blame the Tobago House of Assembly. It
00:40 cannot simply be that we blame the police. Crime starts with each and every
00:48 one of us. Mr. Morris said the present upsurging crime is a wake-up call for
00:53 Tobago. Two women have been murdered within one week. Both were shot dead. Mr.
00:59 Morris said crime transcends politics. Two women, two murders, too many and
01:07 therefore this has to be the wake-up call. This has to be the wake-up call
01:12 that suggests that the time is now to be home. We all have to come together. This
01:18 is beyond the politics. This is beyond and you notice we did not point any
01:24 fingers because I've always said that crime transcends politics. Morris said
01:31 the minority is prepared to work with the Farley Augustine-led administration
01:36 in treating with the crime situation and he called out the men of the country for
01:41 failing the women. We stand as a minority prepared, ready and able to work with all
01:50 comers including the executive for us to arrest this great concern that is crime
02:02 in Tobago and I want to speak to the men. Brothers, we are failing our women.
02:10 Brothers, we are failing our island and brothers we need to change our ways. Put
02:19 down that gun young man. Put down that idea of crime young man. Put down those
02:25 ways of hustling young man. Elizabeth Williams TV6 News
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