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Mum of one killed by boyfriend after speaking out against violence

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2 months ago

September 23, 2023

Sierra Jamison

Mum of one killed by boyfriend after speaking out against violence

Just a month after speaking out about violence against Black women, a Chicago mother was found dead after her boyfriend strangled her, police allege.

Sierra Jamison, who had just celebrated her 30th birthday, was found dead on Monday inside a garage near her home. Charging documents obtained by HuffPost allege that Lawrence Boyle, 63, killed her while she was moving her car.

According to the charging document, Jamison and Boyle had been friends for about 10 years until their relationship turned romantic a few weeks before her death. Boyle has been charged with murder and had his initial appearance in court on Friday.

Prosecutors said Jamison returned home on the evening of Sept. 18 and told her mother that she was going to park her Jeep in a garage located in an alley close to her home.

According to the charging document, it was there that Jamison was met by her boyfriend, who allegedly strangled her, took her phone and covered her body with a tarp.

According to the document, Jamison’s mother grew concerned when her daughter did not return home and did not respond to phone calls or messages, and Jamison’s brother went to check on her.

When her brother entered the alley, he saw Boyle closing the garage door and noticed that Boyle had his sister’s phone. Boyle said she had thrown it at him and left to go to the store, according to the document.

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Jamison’s mother then went to check the garage herself, where she found her daughter dead under the tarp.

According to the charging document, shortly after leaving the garage, Boyle called his ex-wife and admitted to strangling Jamison.

Boyle eventually turned himself in to the police on Wednesday and confessed to the killing, prosecutors said.

According to the document, Boyle told officers that he believed Jamison had a gun when he started strangling her, but continued even after realizing that she was not armed.

Just a month before her death, Jamison had been interviewed by CBS Chicago for a report on the high rates of violence that Black women face. She shared her experience as the victim of an attempted carjacking.

Jamison told the outlet that she was grateful she was saved when other women in the area took a stand against the suspect.

“They literally stepped in and helped me, it was a lot of Black empowerment, women empowerment that day,” Jamison said.

Jamison spoke passionately about protecting her Jeep Wrangler, which she said she bought for herself and felt like a symbol of the hard work and sacrifices she had made for herself and her son.

“My son had open heart surgery, he has a disability, so he means a lot to me,” she said. “And I’m not [going to] let this young man, with a knife at that, take anything I work hard [for] away from me.”

Jamison’s aunt, Sadina Jamison, told CBS Chicago that Boyle was “someone she was comfortable around. This is someone she trusted, so she had no reason to fear.”

Jamison’s mother described her daughter to ABC Chicago as an “ambitious” person who was working as a phlebotomist and planning to attend nursing school. She was renting her home from a former co-worker and was looking to move with her 6-year-old son.

Following Boyle’s arrest, Jamison’s aunt told CBS Chicago that the family felt relieved that Boyle had been arrested.

“We are honoring her legacy. We are honoring her life. But today, we have a victory, because this person has been caught,” she said on Wednesday. “He is currently in custody, so yes, we can celebrate with a little bit of peace.”

Mum of one killed by boyfriend after speaking out against violence

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Bandits storm Taraba community, kill 10

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12 hours ago

December 6, 2023

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Bandits storm Taraba community, kill 10

Ten people have died as a result of violent attacks that have rocked Ganfeto town in Daka ward, Bali Local Government Council, Taraba State.

The neighborhood was still in sorrow and recovering from shock when this report was published.

The unfortunate news was confirmed by Usman Abdullahi, the spokesperson for the Taraba State Police Command, in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday in Jalingo, the state capital. He stated that the identities of the deceased were yet unknown.

He also stated that the assailants had not been proven to be bandits. According to Abdullahi, the assailants, masked in vigilante garb, intentionally targeted Fulanis in the village’s market, resulting in brutal executions on the outskirts.

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Abdullahi told reporters that:

“investigations indicate that those killed were from the Juldel group, a vigilante organisation.”

There are suspicions that the culprits are members of another vigilante group, and their identities are unknown.

According to Abdullahi, “one complication is that nobody has claimed the corpses of those who were killed.” The police spokeswoman emphasized the importance of determining the names of both assailants and victims.

The police leadership, on the other hand, has assured inhabitants of Bali Local Government Council of their safety and urged them to go about their everyday lives. Abdullahi concluded by stating:

“We are working tirelessly to identify and apprehend those behind these heinous acts. Our commitment is to ensure the safety of lives and property in the village and the council at large.”

Bandits storm Taraba community, kill 10

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Kaduna bombing: Protest rocks Zaria over killing 120 civilians

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12 hours ago

December 6, 2023

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Kaduna bombing: Protest rocks Zaria over killing 120 civilians

Some residents of Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State have protested against the bombing of Muslim worshippers in Tudun Biri community in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.

Recall that the Nigerian Military had confirmed “mistakenly” bombing about 120 civilians in Tudun Biri community during its night raid against bandits.

Reacting to incident, residents of Zaria City took to streets holding placards with inscriptions such as: “Justice for Arewa” “Justice for Igabi” and “Secure North”.

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One of the protesters, Abdul Aziz Abubakar, shared some of the pictures of the protest on his Facebook page.

Mr Abubakar wrote: “Today 06/12/2023 We conducted a peaceful protest in #Zaria over the brutality and killings of innocents citizens in Arewa and Nigeria as a whole…..

“The Nigerian government should take note, we are also Nigerian citizens. #Stopkillingus #wearenigeriancitizens.”

Kaduna bombing: Protest rocks Zaria over killing 120 civilians

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BREAKING: Police confirm attack on Kogi election panel official, warn against inflammatory statements

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12 hours ago

December 6, 2023

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Bethrand Onuoha

BREAKING: Police confirm attack on Kogi election panel official, warn against inflammatory statements

The Kogi Police Command on Wednesday confirmed an attack on the Secretary of the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Mr. David Mike, on Monday by gunmen.

Ovye-Aya warned the public from making inflammatory statements on the incident, which he said was under investigation.

“On Monday, Dec. 4, at about 1820hrs, one Mr David Mike (M) Secretary to Kogi governorship election petition tribunal, along with Labode Apreala (F) Confidential Secretary and Hassimu Adamu Assistant Secretary, came to State Criminal Investigation Department, Kogi State Police Headquarters and reported that they were attacked by gunmen.”

“On the date (Dec. 4) three of them left their hotel rooms in Lokoja about 1300hrs, heading to their office at the High Court Complex, driving in his (David’s) Peugeot 406 car, but that just before the CBN at about 1320hrs, one SUV vehicle which had earlier overtaken him, blocked his car with two other SUVS following behind.

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“All of them (attackers) surrounded and blocked him as he attempted to reverse.

“That he (Mike) saw about seven hooded men all heavily armed and dressed in black attire, who shot severally into the air and dragged him and his two other colleagues out of their car, ransacked the car and made away with all the documents, including petitions filed by four parties.

“The names of the parties are Action Alliance (AA), Action People’s Party (APP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).”

The items also included two record books and a bag containing his personal items.

He claimed to have also reported to the DSS Office, ” Ovye-Aya said.

He said the Police Commissioner, Bethrand Onuoha, had ordered for a thorough and diligent investigation into the incident.

He explained that the statement on the attack became imperative following series of distorted information on the incident, hence the need to set the records straight.

“The command hereby advises the general public to avoid making statements that might prejudice ongoing investigation into the matter.

“The command also appeal to anyone with useful information on the alleged incident to provide same to the Command, ” Ovye-Aya said.

He, however, pledged to update the public as investigation progressed.

Nevertheless, APC had earlier said that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) should be investigated over the alleged attack, to save the nation’s democracy.

Mr Kingsley Fanwo, Director of Media and Publicity, APC Governorship Campaign Council, had made the call in Lokoja on Tuesday.

But the Kogi SDP, through its Counsel, J.S. Okutepa (SAN), had also raised the alarm over the attack and accused the APC of using hired thugs in Lokoja.