Carjacking Victim Catherine Sealys Speaks Out

On Thursday, Human rights activist Catherine Sealys experienced a terrifying ordeal when she became a victim of a carjacking. According to Sealys, the incident occurred around 6:45 a.m. as she returned home from a gym in Castries. It was not until she got to Chase Gardens that a man in a yellow hoodie, who had hidden in the back of her vehicle, suddenly attacked her, choking her from behind while she was driving. “Out of the blue, there was someone in my car. I didn’t know the person, I didn’t see the person,” Sealys recounted. The Raise Your Voice Saint Lucia president says she tried to reason with the assailant, telling him he could have the car but let her have her gym bag, to which the bandit disagreed. Sealys told St. Lucia Times her gym bag contained her phone, wireless headphones, gloves, a belt, her pink hoodie, and $20 cash. “He came from behind and wanted the car, so I decided the person could have the car. I got out and let him take it, because cars you can buy, but you can’t buy life.” After relinquishing the car, Sealys said she was unsure of what happened next. Reflecting...