Nine months after the death of nine-year-old Chantel Crump, her parents say they are still waiting for answers as investigators continue to rely on overseas forensic testing to determine how the child died.
The family has been told that the results of a second autopsy are now in the possession of police but will not be released until the next court hearing, expected in February. Requests by the parents to access the findings earlier have been denied, prolonging what they describe as an agonizing wait for clarity.
Local pathologists were unable to establish a cause of death during the initial post-mortem, which was ruled inconclusive. As a result, key samples and toxicology evidence were sent abroad for advanced analysis. Additional testing was ordered weeks later after no clear signs of strangulation, drowning, sexual assault, or visible injuries were found.
Chantel, a Grade Four student at Five Islands Primary School, was taken from near her home in Grace Farm on March 12, 2025. Her body was discovered more than 48 hours later in bushes at Weather Hills. A 20-year-old woman, Angela Mejia, has been charged with murder and has appeared twice in court.
Although Chantel was buried in June, her family and community remain without closure as the investigation continues, with many still seeking definitive answers about the circumstances surrounding her death.
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Why they have to wait for a court hearing aru so heartless and cruel and fuckijg lazy …..what if it was your child
Chantel crump parents retarded to bury her without
A proper autopsy report
For me, how she died is immaterial, what is certain is that she is dead and we know whi is responsible, case frigging closed. Time for punishment
if YOU know who is responsible, then YOU need to tell the police!
I am not sure what to say but I do know the parents are feeling severe pain that no person should feel. I am sorry. We need to understand what happened to give closure to the parents and family. All parents should have this. Please let us not just/only pray and talk but take actions to help the parents/family.
What can I do that will take away some of the pain?
Let’s just face it..for that pathologist to not come back with a clear cause of death, was gross negligence of duty..a big big slap in the face to an already suffering family and by large the public who is outrage by this ruthless murder.
There has to be some kind of evidence to show cause of death..people do not just die without any trace of what cause their death. That’s almost impossible in forensic science.
And now that the body is buried, it just leave too many unknowns. This case is botched, plain and simple, because if you cannot tie this girl to Chantel’s cause of death, it would be almost impossible to get a guilty verdict.
Cause of death is paramount in every murder case. They can find her guilty for kidnapping and other charges, but we need that autopsy to lost this girl and the other culprits in this case in prison.
GB has already ran his big mouth saying that the death penalty is not warranted in this case, so that’s another hurdle to overcome in this case. The leader of the island running his mouth like that is just dangerous.
Wendell Alexander the former COP is going to have a field day with this case.
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