FRIDAY JUNE
12, 2020
VOLUME 114, No.24
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FATHER FORGIVES SON Response Unit (RRU). Both T-Zan and Jamarie THE FATHER OF A RICHLAND were described as “mannerly PARK MAN who is accused of boys” by persons in the causing the death of his Richland Park community. nephew, says that he has T-Zan, a former student of forgiven his son for whatever the Thomas Saunders deed he might have committed. Secondary School and the SVG As it stands, Phil Phillips Community College, was has now to contend with the spoken of as being an death of his grandson, 10outstanding footballer, who year-old Jamarie Phillips, and even had a stint in a semithe arrest of his 21-year-old professional league in son ,T-Zan ‘Zaza’ Phillips of Barbados. Cotton Ground, Richland According to the grieving Park. father, “We forgive him still…. Jamarie’s bloodied body, he na do that off of his natural showing chop wounds about vibes. For the kind of the neck, head and hands, was operation that happen, natural found at about 12:30pm in the people nar move so.” front yard of his home, on He said that he was not at Friday May 29, the same day home when the incident took T-Zan was apprehended by place, and while his grandson police after he resisted arrest lived with him, his son “use to and had to be shot in his leg be back and forth,” by a member of the Rapid elaborating, “My son come Stories by KENVILLE HORNE
Phil Phillips has to contend with the death of his grandson and the arrest of his son.
Left: Shawn ‘Old Dog’ Nero, sitting in the tray of his pick-up in which he met his death, Sunday 7th June, 2020. Right: The pick-up came to a stop after smashing into a utility pole and remained on top of Nero’s body.
home the morning because he na sleep dey.” When questioned about his son’s general disposition as an average young man, he was adamant that T-Zan was not known to use, far less abuse drugs or alcohol. All the more reason why he finds it “puzzling” as to what might have driven his son to kill his nephew. The father said that he never knew both of them to be in any confrontation. “He (T-Zan) wasn’t like that, and me never know he had any mental problem; but wha he did was not natural,” the father related, adding that regardless, the family and many of his nephew and son’s friends were still overcome with sadness and disbelief because of what happened.
T-Zan Phillips is accused of actions which many of his family and friends say are not characteristic of the person they know.