Murdered Keansburg girl’s sister denied visa to attend funeral, father begging to attend
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It’s been almost a week since the death of AbbieGail Smith. The 11-year-old girl was murdered in Keansburg, New Jersey, and now her family struggles with both her death and her funeral.
The U.S. government has denied one family member entry into the country from Jamaica for the funeral, and her father is still unsure if he will be allowed to attend.
“I just want to see my daughter for the last time please,” said Kenroy Smith, AbbieGail’s father.
1,500 miles away in Jamaica, FaceTime may be the closest Kenroy will get to the funeral of his youngest daughter.
“I want to see her before, before, please I’m asking, I want to see her before they put her underneath,” Kenroy said.
AbbieGail was just 11. She moved to New Jersey as a toddler with her mother.
“You killed my daughter! I hope you rot in jail,” her mother said in court last week.
The distraught mother erupted in court as prosecutors charged their upstairs neighbor with stabbing the fifth grader in the neck and dumping her body behind the building where they live.
“I need an answer. Why? Why did he have to take her away from us? Why? What did she do to him? Why?” Kenroy said.
“What is it that I have to do, who is there to talk for us so that we can be able to be present to show our last respect and gratitude to AbbieGail,” the victim’s sister.
Wednesday, Abbie’s big sister Kenish was summarily denied a visa to enter the country to attend the funeral.
Their dad, who was deported from the United States in 2001 after a drug arrest, worries his fate will be the same.
Back in the U.S., the rest of shattered family has been calling every lawmaker they can find for help.
“I want her to rest in peace knowing her dad was there,” Kenroy said.
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I don’t think they will give the father the visa even tho after 10yrs it say u can apply for a visa….it also depend on the drug charge too but thu can at lease give family menebers even 1 entry
Why can’t she be returned to her country of birth so everyone of importance can attend?
There is no way in hell that deportee father will be issued a visa, knowing full well he would never return to Jamaica.
A de same ting mi say too PP. However, transporting a deceased body out of de country comes with a heavy price tag, and maybe de family don’t have it financially like that. Condolences to this family, both in JA and the USA.
RIP baby girl.
These are yhe moment qhen go fund me would be great. Although me know we very prideful.
Condolences to the families, yes :maafaganwati
Or maybe the mother ran off do she has no choice but to keep the funeral in the u.s. it’s sad whichever way. My condolences