Abandoned in Time of Need
In a threatening phone call (discussed previously here), the brother of the Chief Justice, Peter Simmons made this statement referring to John Knox: “… Allard and McKenzie will have to be funding him like they are funding his mother and his aunt.”
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This statement outraged a reader who was familiar with the situation.
House Crumbled as She Lost Her Sight
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| Muriel Deane 1915-2003 |
Muriel Deane was John Knox’s aunt mentioned above. She owned one seventh of Kingsland Estates Ltd. which had real estate assets of 1,100 acres in Barbados. Asset wise, she was one of the richest women in Barbados. Why was she living in such poverty? At one time she did not even have running water. Many areas of the house were off-limits due to termite damage to the floor and structure.
Who supported Muriel in her last days? The directors of Kingsland ignored her plight, as her house crumbled around her.
At one point Muriel Deane’s health declined. She was also losing her eyesight. Her neice, Jane Goddard, took action. She removed Muriel, who was then 87 years old, from the dilapidated Kingsland house, and placed her in a comfortable home. When Jane asked the family for help, most of them ignored her.
Malcolm Deane of R.G. Mandeville, replying to the request for help, stated: ” I agree that members of Aunt Muriel’s generation have been forced to live in deplorable conditions as a result of the injunction obtained by their sister and apparently supported by her children.” Talk about blaming the victim!
Malcolm emphatically refused to help.
Only Peter Allard, Madge Knox and her children contributed to Muriel’s upkeep. Peter Allard showed compassion. He made it clear that there were to be no strings attached to his help. He was adamant that an 87 year old lady in failing health should not be left in a derelict house.
Simmons Comment in Very Poor Taste
For Peter Simmons to glibly comment on this deplorable issue not only shows insensitivity, it implicates him in the scandal.
Many Wealthy People Have Already Profited from Kingsland
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| Madge Knox’s backyard: Termite-riddled cages and crumbling floor - Mrs. Knox used to raise chickens to help make ends meet while certain people lived in the lap of luxury. |
Many wealthy people have already turned major profits from Kingsland. Many more sit on the sidelines awaiting their turn. Where were they when Muriel Deane was forced to endure this indignity? Many wealthy people are still desperately fighting to deprive Muriel’s sister Madge Knox of her assets, as she struggles to survive in a crumbling house. I have not seen a single wealthy Barbadian stand up and condemn the death threats, the abuse and the deprivation that she has been forced to endure.
There is something fundamentally wrong with the scenario of wealthy people waiting to make hundreds of millions of dollars off of the assets of elderly people who live in poor conditions. Peter Simmons has rubbed more salt in this wound!
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackMuriel Deane humbly supported herself throughout her life by doing magnificent embroidery until, in old age, her deteriorating eyesight made this impossible.
In better times she embroidered gowns for many wives of the “elite” in Barbados for various functions.
When she was in need did they care enough to help her?
Yes, but I should also mention that “Aunt Mu” also devoted her life to her extended family, especially the younger generations.
She always brought us cakes and sweets, and was always glad to see us when we visited.
Her embroidery was known far and wide. She donated beautiful vestments and banners to the Church. Many are probably still in use to this day.
She is sorely missed.
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I always wondered how low Keltruth would go to try to fire up sympathy for their lost case. The answer is, forget the sewer. Try exhumation.
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an exhumation requires a burial. While many would like to bury Madge Knox and try and ignore her situation, this 85 year old lady is still very much alive and the facts speak very much for themselves. She still owns her shares no matter how much they have been diluted. How many of you would stand silent while your family member was being blatantly robbed?
The planned and concerted efforts over years to strip Muriel Knox and Madge Knox of their inheritance and deny them every vestige of justice is indeed a fetid sewer.
jail them, all of them,
If this story is true then we have some very wicked people masquerading as the who’s and who’s of Barbados. It means therefore that justice in Barbados is a restrictive process and reserved only for the absolute obvious acts of criminal activity. The system of justice in Barbados needs thorough investigation. If indeed this nefarious treachery was committed by the persons so accuse in this land dispute, then Barbados certainly is in the hands of trouble and indeed will develop a very nasty reputation of corruption if it does not already acquired that labelling from the international community looking on.
Just after emancipation (around 1838), if a black free man wanted to purchase land in Barbados, he was made to pay 10 times the cost of the land that a white or coloured paid for -it was law. So 3 centuries later, their generation had acquired huge parcels of land while the blacks of that era had little or none. If a few now decided to turn the tables around now, I only say ‘what goes around, comes around’. Sorry but the forefathers started it, they never envisaged that Barbados would in the 21st century be predominantly black. Read your history
queen,
Your justification for abuse of privilege is inconsistent with history.
The original piece of land my family started with came from Mary Ann, one of our black slave ancestors.
The white plantation owner freed her, and in 1839 willed a substantial part (310 acres of Burke’s plantation) of his estate to her and her ten children.
Furthermore, Cox, DeFreitas and Turney are white. Who are these black people buying the land?
queen,
Sorry, I omitted another purchaser - Haloute.
Pardon my ignorance. I posit that this all started with sibling rivalry - I am sorry but the lady is 85 years old and I am sure all those involved are relying on the fact that she might die before this mess is settled, just like the lady who it seems own Kensington and many areas in bridgetown. She’s probably nearing 90 and her dispute has not yet been settled - I bet this case (Kelthruth) will never truly end.
By the way, if the land was willed to a black slave, how did whites end it with it?
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