Murdered Nyasha remembered during police sports day

Joseph’s body was found in the Gulf of Paria on March 16 by fishermen after she went missing on March 8. Sea Lots resident Kenneth Browne and his ex-wife Melissa Browne of Carenage have been charged with murder and have appeared in court.

Joseph, 22, was a member of the North Eastern Division and for the Police Service’s 94th annual sports day, held at the Police Training Academy in St James, the division dedicated their march-past presentation to her.

The team’s announcer said Joseph lost her life “tragically” and requested a moment of silence.

Their presentation featured a scene of a woman being beaten by a man to the tune of Calypso Rose’s Leave me Alone, which has become a rallying cry against violence towards women. Members of the North Eastern Division also wore tee shirts with the phrase Leave me Alone.

The announcer called on the crowd to remember Joseph and paid tribute to all the mothers, sisters and daughters who had lost their lives.

Violence against women was a feature in a number of the marchpast presentations: South Western Division featured an attempted rape and the announcer called on people to stop abusing women; E999 featured a woman being robbed; Finance Branch featured a victim of domestic violence dying on a bed and called for women to walk away and “take back your power”, and Southern Division featured a scene of a woman standing up to her abusive boyfriend.

Acting Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams, speaking with reporters after the presentations, said he believes Joseph’s death would have influenced some of the presentations.

“I think it was great to see how passionate the officers are in support of one of their sisters. Her death touched us in a significant way.” He said officers have rallied, recognising that Joseph has left a young daughter behind.