St. James: --- Residents of Rue de Hollande St. James woke up this morning (Thursday) to one of the most gruesome scenes where a 21 year old mother and daughter were allegedly killed by her boyfriend and baby's father. The victims have been identified as Nejumbia Fleming (Nubby) (21) and her 15 months old daughter Ronelyia Fleming. According to the grandmother and great grand mother of the victims the child father is the culprit since he has very strange ways.
Mrs. Fleming said there was no forced entry to the apartment in which her granddaughter and her baby resides with the child father who has been identified as Rosendo Kingsdale of Statia. She said he is the only one who has the keys to the apartment since he lives there. Mrs. Fleming said the culprit killed Nejumbia and then set the house on fire to cover up his deeds. His baby who was asleep apparently died of smoke inhalation.
"I cannot say the young man was disrespectful to me but due to his weird behavior I know he had a problem. This young man is sick since he was seen exposing himself everywhere and that for me is a sick person because when someone can kill a woman whom they shared their lives with and young baby; his own flesh and blood he needs to sit in hell. Every door of the apartment was locked and the gendarmes had to take a peak to break the door down to get in." Mrs. Fleming said her daughter Nancy even injured her hand when she too was trying to break open the doors of the apartment.
Mrs. Fleming said the young man has been frequenting her grand daughter for about three years. She said she did not know much about the private lives of the young couple but she herself told her granddaughter that she would have to stop her baby's father from coming to her house because of his behaviour and her grand daughter told her she would inform the baby's father of her wishes. However, her grand daughter never told anyone they were having problems because only last week they spoke.
In the meantime, her sister Renitta told SMN News that Rosendo and her sister were constantly having problems because the young man was not serious he was constantly flirting with other women. "He was constantly beating my sister there were fights day in and day out. During the month of October he moved out and then my sister allowed him back in the house, but the cursing had eased down. I just can't say what happened lately. As for last night my children and I could have been killed because we heard nothing. The doors were all closed." Rennitta said her father is the one who alerted her to get out of the next door apartment with her children.
"Rosendo liked to play music in bands, he was part of No Limit Band and my sister loved her boyfriend no one could have told her anything about him. She did not tell us about her problems because she knew that everyone around here knows that he was having affairs with other women.
The mother of Nejumbia Fleming SMN News understands began breaking down the doors of the apartment when she realized that it was on fire in the hope of assisting her daughter who was already dead. Her mother Nancy Fleming was alerted by two explosions which made her realized something was amidst in her daughter's apartment. Nancy Fleming lives upstairs while her two daughters lived in separate apartment on the bottom floor.
On the scene was Nejumbia's aunt and god mother Claire Elshot who said that when the victim mother and the firemen got into the apartment they found the victim whose body is badly burnt in the bedroom and the door they said was locked with two locks from the inside. SMN News also learnt the victim Nejumbia Fleming had a blunt trauma to her head where her brain were protruding.
The incident occurred around 3:30 am in the morning residents of the area said. "This is nothing but a crime of passion and the culprit has given himself up to the Dutch police." Elshot said she was called to the scene about 6 am. The young woman father is living in Aruba and is scheduled to arrive on St. Martin anytime soon.
The mother of Nancy Fleming said that she wants justice and she is looking for the alleged killer head, since she wants justice. "I shall not rest until justice is given, I will kill his mother, sisters until I get justice, I will make a revolution on the Dutch side until I get the head of Rosendo Kingsdale who killed my daughter." Said tearful Fleming in front of the Philipsburg Police Station earlier Thursday morning.
Prosecutor Jacques Louvier said that there are two persons who are suspected of the gruesome killing and they are being held on the Dutch side of the island. One of the suspects he said is the boyfriend while the other is another mistress of the young man. She has been identified as Rosalie Devante of Curacao 25 years old. Louvier said the young woman already agreed to come over to the French side where the crime and investigation is taking place. "We already got information that the young woman would come over voluntarily but the young man who is the father of the child has refused so the extradition process would have to take place." The older victim received a blow to the back of her head while there is a scar on the baby's arm. It is believed that the baby died of smoke inhalation but the mother was killed and then burnt Louvier said that the autopsies will take place sometime today (Thursday). "We are told the female suspect has burns and she is also very confused but what has caused this is unknown to the French authorities.
In an invited comment Chief Prosecutor of the Windward Islands confirmed the suspects were arrested on the Dutch side of the island. Stein said that the young man is being interrogated at the Police Station in Philipsburg where he is held. Stein also confirmed that the Gendarmes have informed them of the incident as they are busy with the criminal investigations. He said the gendarmes already give them an oral notification that they would be seeking to extradite the young man to the French side where the crime has been committed.
Police Confirms, Two have Been Arrested
Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson in a press release said when they were notified of the case they went in search of the suspect who freely accompanied them to the police station. The young man was found in the Belvedere area. Shortly after the young man was placed under arrest on the orders of the Public Prosecutor. The young man told police that he had nothing to do with the crime but pointed police to a former girlfriend of his who is presently on the island. Henson said the woman was apprehended in Philipsburg. Rosendo said that he had problems with his former girlfriend and she had promised to kill Nejumbia because of jealousy.
The 25 year old woman R.D.W. denied having involvement in this case, however their are strong indications that shows her possible involvement in the killing. The female suspect R.D.W. decided to freely go with the French authorities for questioning. The male suspect remains in police custody pending further investigation. The French authorities via the Public Prosecutors Office have been informed of the present developments.
About Nejumbia Fleming
Nejumbia Fleming was an employee of Henrique's and Company on the Dutch side of the island. Her baby daughter was her life and joy. Born on the Dutch side and educated at the Milton Peters College. Nejumbia did her job training at the company where she is presently working and because of her personality and skills the owners kept her as a full time employee. She has been working there for the past three years close family friends told SMN News.
According to her relatives she was one of the patrons who attended the show on Breast Cancer Awareness on Tuesday night at the MegaPlex Cinemas. That was the last place she went to not only to support the cause but also to bring about awareness.
