Wounds Deepen as Father of Choiseul Family Chopping Dies

The already deep wounds of the Labadie family are now even more painful. In the early hours of Friday, the family’s patriarch, 62-year-old Vernon Labadie, was pronounced dead after battling for his life since the brutal chopping incident exactly three weeks ago. Robert Labadie, the eldest son, told St Lucia Times that his family has been struggling to cope since receiving the tragic news.  On January 31, 2025, a known assailant and his accomplice stormed the family’s Industry, Choiseul home, armed with cutlasses. The primary suspect, allegedly the ex-boyfriend of one of the victims, savagely attacked her, her father, her mother and a five-year-old relative, who were in the residence at the time. According to Robert, the family has not had a good night’s rest since the incident.  “None of us can sleep. [If] an animal passing behind the house, we have to look. We’re all paranoid. We cannot even sleep in our own home,” he lamented. “I want justice for my people. If y’all cannot give my family justice, call me, I will do it…. Justice have to prevail. That’s innocent people that in the house there.” While Robert and his family continue to fight for justice, the unfortunate...