STACY-ANN SMITH

Stacy-Ann Smith’s friends and family took to Facebook to express shock at her unexpected demise with one of her friends from The Cayman Islands writing the following:

“this is soooo hard to bleve (believe)…stacy aka sunshine i remember when i gave u that name at netball ( smile ) i remember the 28th jan u sat in my house while i was givin u ur (your) hairstyle to go home to see your son and u received that phone call same time u started to tell me how u felt and u was gonna change ur (your) mind from going after getting that phn (phone) call until u started to talk to your sister on bbm then u say u work too hard your going and only to hear this tragic news,” the friend wrote “My fren god knows best and he ain’t sleeping whoever did this to you their time coming… . God alone know what u went tru (through) up (here) and then to go jamaica and this. feel it girl trust me like u always say chunks u the only friend i have in cayman …. what can i say now (crying ) R.I.P. sunshine.”

Stacy-Ann Smith Smith’s Facebook chronicle

On November 11 last year, Stacy-Ann Smith wrote on her Facebook page: “thank u (you) lord for ma life”. It is a life that she would lose some three months later in the most gruesome manner.

Smith, who worked in The Cayman Islands, chronicled on the same day how much she missed her son who was still residing in Jamaica.

“I miss ma (my) son soooo much can’t wait (to) go back home to him lord plz (please) help me to be with my son!!!”

One would hope Smith found peace with her saviour, as on November 12, she called upon Him for help.

“Oh lord, I cry out to you with my voice and with my voice to the lord I make my supplication!!!

“I pour out my complaint before him I declare before him my trouble. lord please forgive me for all my sins!!!!!!!!amen”

December appeared to have brought about a change in fortunes for Smith, as on the first of the month she had a new tone on the social networking site.

“hello facebook I’m feeling so happy today reason god has now wondered into my life he has given me a miracle just and I didn’t know thing like this can happen for me at all. I see it happen for other ppl (people) just never me until today so whatever problem you (have) don’t take up d (the) phone and call just go on ur (your) knee and talk to god trust me he will come through for you!”

Homesick

With the turn of the year, however, her desire to come back to Jamaica once again started taking its toll.

“Oh no it’s been one year now since I’m away from home oh lord plzx (please) help me to visits home this year I’m missing ma son and ma family and friends and most of all I miss ma (my) sweet heart I love u boo!!!!!!oxoxoxoxoxox,” she wrote on January 3.

One of her last updates was a repost of a message by one of her friends which requested prayer in support of “persons experiencing family problems, struggles and worries and just need to know that someone cares”.

Smith, who returned to Jamaica from The Cayman Islands last month, was reported missing last Wednesday. Her body was found on Monday in a crocus bag, cemented in the wall of the family’s unfinished house. Her sister was taken into custody in relation to the gruesome find.

– Ryon Jones