LUCAS RICHARD, THE Executive Director of Administration at the Indigenous Mission TIM, Inc., a Creekside-supported missionary and an American national, has been charged with the commission of the crimes: CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER AND AGRAVATED ASSAULT in violation of chapter 10 and 14 respectively sections 10.1 and 1420, of the revised penal law of Liberia, pending trial by a court of competent jurisdiction.
WE BELIEVE LACUS Richard’s alleged action is alarming, and warrants speedy investigation and prosecution if he’s found guilty of the allegations levelled against him.
IN A TUESDAY, September 19, 2023, ruling, Magistrate John L Griggs of the Bushrod Island Magisterial Court disclosed the court’s position, after Lucas Richard inflicted wounds on Jessica Lloyd, when he reportedly attempted to murder her.
“IN VIEW OF the aforementioned, couple with the deep cup inflicted on the neck
and back of the head of victim Jessica Lloyd, including the circumstances involved in this case, the investigation herewith charged defendant Lucas Richard with the commission of the crimes CRIMINAL ATTEMPT TO COMMIT MURDER AND AGRAVATED ASSAULT in violation of chapter 10 and 14respectively sections 10.1 and 1420 of the revised penal law of Liberia, pending trial by a court of competent jurisdiction.”
AS ESTABLISHED BY the court, “Lucas Richard on September 14, 2023 visited the home of Jessica Lloyd family where he remained for some times before she went out.”According to the court, this was attested to by witness Ernest Philip who initially spotted defendant Richard perpetuating said actions before alarming for assistance.
THE COURT FINDINGS revealed that Jessica Lioyd confirmed that she saw defendant Lucas Richard with a knife on Thursday. September 14. 2023 when they left
her house and during the occasion when he took her to the bus pretending that he could be attack by a snake and at another point he had seen an animal in the bush which he wanted her to see but she refused to go closer to him because she herself was afraid.
“THAT, PHYSICAL EXAMINITION of the white land cruiser which defendant
Lucas Richard was driving on Thursday, September 14, 2023 during his stay with victim Jessica Lloyd showed that there was no problem with any of the tires under the car and as such, the investigation wonders why defendant Lucas Richard continued to say there was problem on one of the tires for which he was trying to repair it.”
IT CONTINUES, “THAT, neither witnesses Ernest Philip or Abdula Sheriff who firstly
arrived on the scene are motorbike riders as claimed by defendant Lucas Richard that it was a motorbike rider who hit victim Jessica Lioyd with motorbike but falsely accused him of wanting to kill Jessica Lloyd who he claimed he tried to assist.”
FURTHERMORE, THE COURT states, “That, defendant Lucas Richard denied being the one who inflicted wounds on victim Jessica Lloyd instead, he claimed it was a moving
motorbike rider that hit the victim with his bike and subsequently raised alarm that he (defendant Richard) was the one trying to kill victim Jessica Lioyd. That defendant Lucas Richard knowingly, purposely and intentionally attempted to cause the death of victim Jessica Lloyd on Thursday.”
UNARGUANLY, LUCAS RICHARD’S alleged action is a vivid indication of the many ways through which women have been victimized by different forms of violence, which have even led to multiple deaths, and several other demeaning consequences.
WITH THIS, AND considering the fact that most of these cases (Violence against women) are yet to be adequately probed, while some have even been abandoned, we are hoping that the court will honesty exercise its judicial power, and ensure that justice is served.
