Bullet to heart killed mother

An autopsy was performed on Tuesday at the Forensic Science Centre in St James. A grieving male relative promised not to rest until the murderer is found. “We will find him,” he told Newsday.

“We will not rest.

For her to die like that is not fair. If she was in an accident, the family could have reconciled. But not this way.” Phillip, 28, was found dead in her home on Thompson Street in Gasparillo on Sunday morning.

Her body was discovered by a neighbour shortly before 10 am.

Phillip’s daughter Kayla, eight, who has cerebral palsy and attends the Lady Hochoy Home in Gasparillo, was not in the house when her mother was murdered.

The child spent the night at her grandmother’s apartment which is located on the same premises where Phillip was killed.

The relative told Newsday that on Saturday, Phillip was extremely tired having spent the entire day attending a meeting of the Cerebral Palsy Association.

He said Phillip dedicated her life to her daughter and often raised funds on her own to offset Kayla’s medical expenses.

Phillip will be cremated tomorrow following a 3.30 pm funeral service at Guide’s Funeral Home in San Fernando.