Daughter Finds Mother Murdered in Home  

Tonight, a family is in deep sorrow after the tragic discovery of sixty-three-year-old Miriam Castellanos’ lifeless body, found with multiple stab wounds. Her own daughter made the heartbreaking find inside their Santa Elena home. Here’s News Five’s Britney Gordon with more details.

 

Britney Gordon, Reporting

On Wednesday afternoon, around 1:30 p.m., a woman went to visit her mother’s home in Santa Elena. Instead of the usual warm greeting, she was confronted with a horrifying scene—her mother’s lifeless body, covered in stab wounds. The sixty-three-year-old’s tragic end left her daughter in shock. Nearby, her sister recalls the devastating moment she received the heartbreaking news.

 

Voice of: Miriam’s Sister

“I mi de deh work. My son call me and tell me that they kill my sister. I come like five thirty so. That’s when I hear that yes ney kill ah. Ih daughter yes they kill ah and stab up ah and thing. But like I told you, I no know good weh happen. I no know good weh happen right now. I no know noithing weh ney di do.”

 

Castellanos comes from a large family, having several siblings and four children. Her loved ones are struggling to come to terms with her death, especially her daughter, who had the traumatic experience of finding her.

 

Britney Gordon

“How have you guys been helping her cope with this as a family during this moment?”

 

Voice of: Miriam’s Sister

“Well I deh right yah di help ah and support ah and ney thing. Di move bout and thing. I done tell ah mek ih be strong you know because she have kids too. Mek ih be strong towards ney weh di happen. I no no know why ney hurt ah so bad. I noh know why ney hurt ah so bad.”

 

The family is unsure of what could have led to Miriam’s untimely death as she was friendly and lively.

 

Voice of: Miriam’s Sister

“Well, when ih go, ih always call me fi go. When ih walk ih she gyal I gwen buy da market or gyal I gwen buy a bread out there or something. And then when ig come ih sit down when ih come in and talk. I know everybody have ney ups and downs I know everybody you know. But me swear to God ney neva shoulda mi hurt ah so bad. Ney neva should mi hurt ah soh bad. I no know who do it or whateva. I no know. I no why ney hurt ah fi wat you know. Cuz she neva tell we nothing. If ih mi have a misundersdtanding with anybody. Nothing like that. I no know why ney hurt ah.”

 

Castellanos’ sister shares that her grief is deepened by the profound loneliness she feels without her sister by her side.

 

Voice of: Miriam’s Sister

“Whosoever do it and hurt ah like that and left me especially wiyhout ah sister. And I no have nobody else. Yeah me and she we have ups and downs but yes ig lkeft me without one.bI no know why ney do it to ah. I don’t kniow.”

 

While police continue to investigate the incident Miriam’s family have come together to lend each other’s support and pray that justice is served.

 

Voice of: Miriam’s Sister

“Anytime there is a death inna the family we always come together. Noh care how badis is. Like that, we always come together.”

 

Britney Gordon for News Five