Dozens of family, friends and Rossignol Butchery employees came together last night during a candlelight vigil held for Cuban national, Ofredis Duarte Campos, who was murdered last Thursday morning in Middle Street, Georgetown, while on his way to work.
Relatives of Campos held photos of the man as they sang “Amazing Grace”, among other songs, while making their way from the Rossignol Butchery on Church Street where they had gathered before heading to his residence at 321 East Street, Georgetown. The group was escorted by two police vehicles.
Campos’s uncle, Ernesto Campos, noted that the vigil was held in the memory of the man and also as a way of calling for justice for his family. Among those in attendance was the dead man’s wife, two daughters and his mother. A poster which carried a photo of the man said, “Rest in peace Freddo. It hurts to see the way your life was taken by the heartless. You will be missed by friends and family.”
Police Commander Edgar Thomas with responsibility for the Georgetown ‘A’ Division, last evening said that no arrest has yet been made and investigations are still ongoing. He noted that one of the two men who committed the act is a known criminal and he as well as his accomplice have gone into hiding.
Investigators were able to positively identify the two men who killed Campos last week after obtaining footage from a CCTV camera that was within the vicinity where the murder took place.
Campos will be laid to rest today. A small service will be kept for the family and friends at 10am and later in the afternoon at 4pm a second service will be held at his residence for those members of the public wishing to join with them in their time of grief.
