French Quarter:--- The sisters of Cecilia Henry who was brutally stabbed to death two nights ago said their sister who is considered to be a trouble maker in French Quarter had no parents and she lacked love. "Our sister was no saint but her mother died when she was just over one year old, she was someone who lacked love and sought it from the wrong people. Cecilia was willing to work but she could not find work on St. Martin, therefore she did what she thought she had to do to survive," the two sisters said. "My sister applied several places for work and she also completed a number of job trainings yet no one wanted to hire her. "Our grandmother was even assisting her with going back to St. Kitts to see if she could have done better back there."The two sisters who spoke to SMN News but did not want their names published, acknowledged that their late sister Cecilia Henry had serious problems but they also felt that the killers did not have to kill their sister the way they did. "My sister had a very hot head, she was just like our late mother, but she was not someone who would interfere with people first."
One of the sisters said that her late sister told her on several occasions that the main suspect Carrella Vincente was in the habit of interfering with her and Cecilia swore she would get them back.
"One day Cecilia came to me with bruises and cuts, she told me that Carrella and her mother attacked her in St. Georges because Carrella who is a lesbian thinks Cecilia stole her girlfriend's bag that contained some important documents. That day, Cecilia told me she will get the mother and daughter one by one because they had nothing to do with the bag they claim she stole," the sisters said. They further explained that Carrella and Cecilia fought in Philipsburg on at least two occasions, but they said they have no knowledge as to who started the fights. "One day Cecilia sent me a Blackberry message telling me she was on the same bus with Carrella and the young woman was interfering with her. Cecilia asked me to reach her on the road and I did come out and wait for my sister. Shortly after, a bus stopped and I saw Carrella came out of the bus followed by Cecilia. My sister ran after Carrella and when Carrella saw her coming she hit Cecilia and they began to fight. My sister grabbed her in a head lock and held her until she passed out. That day, Carrella told me she was going to come back for Cecilia's head and so they did by killing her three weeks later.
However, on Monday night the sisters claim that the mother and daughter along with a young man ambushed their sister and stabbed her to death. "My sister was riding a bicycle on the road and on her way back they threw a rock at her and the moment she fell, both mother and daughter began stabbing Cecilia. Can you imagine there are at least 20 stab wounds in her head alone while there is another 20 to 30 about her body," one of the sisters said.
The young man that assisted them is still at large the two sisters said. They also explained that the attackers used two knives, one of which has still not been found. "There are two sizes of wounds on my sister's body. The larger knife was used on her head and that is the knife that cannot be found." The two suspects Imelda Reysil and Carrella Vicente were both arrested on the night of the killing.
