Senator Mourns Cousin Slain in Brutal Mt. St. George Attack
July 2, 2026 — Deep grief and national outrage continue to reverberate across Tobago following the brutal killing of 39-year-old Neisha Roberts, a dedicated Seventh-day Adventist deaconess and National Maintenance Training and Security Company (MTS) employee.
The tragedy has struck the highest corridors of national leadership, prompting Roberts’ cousin, Senator Dr. Melanie Radgman, to issue an emotional public reflection calling for urgent, collective action to dismantle systemic gender-based violence and address the cultural normalization of relationship abuse across Trinidad and Tobago. Meanwhile, a 41-year-old Trinidadian man remains in police custody after being intercepted by law enforcement officers following the attack. A Senator’s Anguish & Nationwide Call Against Violence
Taking to social media to express her profound sorrow, Senator Radgman highlighted that the heartbreak of domestic homicide is not a distant statistic, but a painful reality devastating families and tearing through Caribbean communities:
Remembering a Gentle Spirit: Family members, fellow church congregants, and staff at Goodwood Secondary School continue to remember Roberts as a kind-hearted, soft-spoken, and dependable individual whose life was ended in an unprovoked act of extreme violence.
Challenging Normalized Aggression: Echoing broad civic calls, Radgman underscored that mourning must translate into legislative, community, and social reform—urging institutions and citizens alike to confront the warning signs of toxic relationships, reject excuses for abuse, and ensure protective systems genuinely safeguard women.
Active Police Investigation: Homicide Bureau detectives are continuing interrogations and forensic reviews as they finalize case files alongside the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to lay formal charges.
Reporter Jewel Greene-George has the full story on the family’s grief and the widening national discourse on intimate partner violence.
