Justice is poor consolation, but is all the family can hope for

Dear Editor,
“I don’t want to hear no sorry”, says mother of seven-year-old Jeremiah Gustave, who has lost his long battle for life. She is darned right: No sorry, only justice for her son!
This was a heartbreak from the start. Two delinquents firing shots in a community and innocent Jeremiah was the damaging outcome.
For several long months, he fought for his life; at times giving hope for a recovery. Alas, this was not to be, and a family is now torn by untold grief and pain not of their making.
Society ought to be outraged by this incident and its outcome. The family, particularly the mother, must be commended for the fortitude and strength she has displayed in the face of such heartache. All the family can hope for now is that justice would not be denied. It is poor consolation, but it is the only takeaway from this very terrible tragedy.

Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed