ANTIGUA-CRIME-Mother shot and killed, government to implement death penalty

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government is offering an EC$100,000 (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the brazen daylight murder of a mother on Tuesday. National Security Minister Dr. Errol Cort in expressing “deepest condolences” to the family of Susan Powell said that “no stone will be left unturned in bringing the perpetrator to justice in this matter. “I am outraged; outraged and saddened at the horrific tragedy that saw the life of a young mother being indiscriminately taken,” he said in a statement. Cort said that the government would soon be utilizing all “necessary legal processes needed to give effect to the death penalty” reminding citizens that it remains a part of the law of Antigua and Barbuda.