"Seventh-day Adventists in Trinidad are devastated by the loss of three of its members, who were victims of a violent knife attack last week.
Investigators said the murders occurred on Mar. 13 in La Brea, a town in the southwestern part of the country. Michael Scott, 69, a retired high school teacher and church elder, Abigail Chapman, 42, a Spanish teacher at the Southern Adventist Academy, her daughter Olivia Chapman, 15, and schoolmate Michaela Mason, 14, were the victims.
Michael Scott was landlord of the apartment in which Chapman and her three children lived. On the day of the attack, Scott heard noises coming from Chapman’s apartment, which was downstairs from his. He went to the apartment and encountered the suspected attacker, who had a domestic violence report submitted against him recently by Chapman.
Chapman’s two younger children, who attend Port Fortin Adventist Primary School, were not physically harmed. They were with Scott, who locked them in his apartment before going downstairs to investigate the noises coming from Chapman’s apartment.
There are still unanswered questions about this senseless act, said Pastor Tobias. Tobias is reminded of the Bible verse found in Isaiah 57:1 “The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the
devout are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil.”
Media outlets reported that authorities captured the alleged killer earlier this week and will continue its investigation of the crime.
Memorial service for Michael Scott is scheduled for Sunday, Mar. 25, 2018, at La Brea Seventh-day Adventist Church."
ANN
Investigators said the murders occurred on Mar. 13 in La Brea, a town in the southwestern part of the country. Michael Scott, 69, a retired high school teacher and church elder, Abigail Chapman, 42, a Spanish teacher at the Southern Adventist Academy, her daughter Olivia Chapman, 15, and schoolmate Michaela Mason, 14, were the victims.
Michael Scott was landlord of the apartment in which Chapman and her three children lived. On the day of the attack, Scott heard noises coming from Chapman’s apartment, which was downstairs from his. He went to the apartment and encountered the suspected attacker, who had a domestic violence report submitted against him recently by Chapman.
Chapman’s two younger children, who attend Port Fortin Adventist Primary School, were not physically harmed. They were with Scott, who locked them in his apartment before going downstairs to investigate the noises coming from Chapman’s apartment.
There are still unanswered questions about this senseless act, said Pastor Tobias. Tobias is reminded of the Bible verse found in Isaiah 57:1 “The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the
Media outlets reported that authorities captured the alleged killer earlier this week and will continue its investigation of the crime.
Memorial service for Michael Scott is scheduled for Sunday, Mar. 25, 2018, at La Brea Seventh-day Adventist Church."
ANN