[UPDATED] Keithisha's mom: Learn from her murder

MOTHER of Keithisha Cudjoe on Thursday advised that women should learn from her daughter’s killing saying that there “heartless animals” out there.

Speaking during the funeral at Dennie’s Funeral Home Sanctuary, Belmont, Patrice Cudjoe warned that there are men out there that are “demons.”

“I want to say young ladies, you all have to take this as a lesson. Take off your shoes and put your foot in her shoes and change up your lives.

"Watch the men, some of us are mothers and fathers now but it have some animals outside there; some demons, because for somebody to do this, then they are not a child of God. They don’t have no heart.”

Cudjoe’s semi-nude decomposing body was found in the Heights of Aripo on January 28 and positively identified three days later. The gas station attendant was last seen leaving her friends at a lime in Belmont at about 7 pm on January 24.

An autopsy done at the Forensic Science Centre last Thursday was deemed inconclusive because of the advanced state of decomposition.

On Wednesday, pathologist Prof Hubert Daisley did a second autopsy and found that Cudjoe died from blunt-force trauma to the head.

Patrice added: “Really and truly, they ripped out a piece of me. I pray God, give everyone the strength to move on with life.”

She warned as well to be careful of fake friends telling the mourners that not all smiles were genuine and that those gathered should pray more.

“When you are going out the road, children, let your parents know. Sometimes your friends smile with you. Not every skin-teeth is a smile. I want young people to take this as an example and live good.”

Cudjoe’s grandfather Kenneth Donnor recalled last seeing her on January 22 and they both embraced each other.

“She's been so simple, so humble in her doing. She was helpful as a child. All the elements destroying innocent ones, we should try to give each other a chance. We don’t have nothing out here. All we have is ourselves. Love brought us here, let the love stay in the heart and go with you everywhere you go.”

Rev Ingrid Celestine, building on Donnor's comments, called on those gathered to love each other just as Jesus loved them.

“If God is loving and forgiving you in spite of your mess, you can forgive others. You have choices, make the right choice.”

She added that Cudjoe’s killers would have to answer to God since they messed up her assignment from God.

She encouraged the gathering to live for Jesus and take the good out of Cudjoe’s life and leave the bad.

“When man feel they can hide, you can hide from man but you cannot hide from God and he is the best judge. God knows exactly what happened and who is responsible and you will get what you deserve,” Celestine warned.

She added that while she did not know Cudjoe personally, she knew people loved having her around. She described her as a “good woman” who was not perfect.

During the eulogy, Cudjoe’s aunt Alana Chadee said her killing left the family with emptiness in their hearts.

“She loved to hug and always displayed a beautiful smile. She wanted to better herself for her son (Kadir Muhammad). She loved him unconditionally. She had plans of furthering her education and had a positive attitude towards life.

“If there was some kind of magic to bring her back we would have jumped on it. Those who knew her personally know she was gentle, humble, kind and determined. She was a little fiery at times and that made us love her more and that contributed to her uniqueness.”

This story was originally published with the title "Mom at murdered Keithisha Cudjoe's funeral: Heartless animals out there" and has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

THE mother of murdered mother of one Keithisha Cudjoe lamented the "heartless animals out there" as she bade a tearful and emotional farewell at her funeral on Thursday.

Speaking during the service at Dennie’s Funeral Home Sanctuary in Belmont, Patrice Cudjoe warned the nation's women and girls that there were demons parading as men in society.

"Watch the men, some of us are mothers and fathers now but there are animals outside there; (there are) some demons because for somebody to do this to another person, that means they are not a child of God. They don’t have no heart,” Cudjoe said as she struggled to contain her emotion.

On Wednesday, pathologist Prof Hubert Daisley, who did a second autopsy on Cudjoe after the first was ruled inconclusive, found that she died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Cudjoe’s semi-nude body was found in the Heights of Aripo on January 28 and positively identified three days later. The gas station attendant was last seen leaving her friends following a lime in Belmont at about 7 pm on January 24.

“Really and truly they rip out a piece of me. I pray God gives everyone the strength to move on with life,” the weeping woman said.

Cudjoe warned of people who are fake friends telling the mourners not all smiles were genuine.

“When you are going out the road children, let your parents know. Sometimes your friends smile with you, but not every skin teeth is a smile. I want young people to take this as an example and live good.”

During the eulogy, Cudjoe’s aunt Alana Chadee said her killing left the family with emptiness in their hearts.

“She loved to hug and always displayed a beautiful smile. She wanted to better herself for her son (Kadir Muhammad). She loved him unconditionally. She had plans of furthering her education and had a positive attitude towards life," Chadee said. Up to Thursday, Cudjoe's killer/s remained at large.