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malaise

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Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:15 PM Nov 2024

Suspected homicide of politician shocks Antigua and Barbuda [View all]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/05/suspected-homicide-of-politician-sends-shockwaves-across-antigua-and-barbuda-asot-michael

The prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda has expressed “deep shock and sadness” after the suspected homicide of one of the country’s most prominent MPs.

Asot Michael, 54, was found unresponsive with what appeared to be “multiple puncture wounds about his body” at his home just after 8am, according to police on the Caribbean island. The representative for the country’s St Peter constituency was declared dead at the scene.

Describing Michael’s death as “a profound loss to his family, friends, and constituents”, the prime minister, Gaston Browne, said in a statement: “On behalf of the government and people of Antigua and Barbuda, I extend my sincere condolences to his son, Nigel; his sisters, Marie-Therese and Soriah; his extended family; and the many friends who are grieving his loss.”

The country’s commissioner of police, Atlee Rodney, said his force had launched a homicide investigation
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Interesting history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asot_Michael



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