Monrovia – Madam Rita-Rose Ireland, the mother of Precious Pearl Ireland, the teenage girl who got killed one year after the fatal shooting incident at the Cyber Ed Christian School is calling on parents, school authorities, and policymakers to come
Monrovia – One year after the fatal shooting incident that took away the life of little Precious Pearl Ireland at the Cyber Ed Christian School, a foundation is set to be launched to prevent future campus-based violence at every learning institution
Released on bail
Jovanus Oliver Turay, the 16-year-old boy who is accused of using a Taurus G2C 9MM Pistol to shoot to death his female schoolmate, Precious Pearl Ireland, was on Tuesday, May 4 arraigned, along with his mother, Josia M. Saah, before the Monrovia City Court at the Temple of Justice.
Defendant Turay has been charged with negligent homicide, a third degree felony that carries a one-year imprisonment, while his mother, Josia was charged with illegal possession of a firearm.
The Magisterial court is a court of non-record, as well as the court of first instance. Therefore, whether juvenile or not, the Magisterial court will then forward the defendants to the relevant courts. In the case of any probable cause, the Ministry of Justice, through the Solicitor General and County Attorney, as prosecutors, will prepare the indictments, which will determine which court(s) of record the defendants should be sent to.
Justice Ministry to make announcement on Cyber-Ed School shooting today.
When 14-year-old Precious Pearl Ireland died on April 13, as a result of a gunshot wound, her family was left with the scars of loss, grief and a burning desire for justice.
From the public glare, forgiveness did not seem as an option. As the quest for answers to burning questions ensued, regarding how and why, there was an apparent push for Jovanus Oliver Turay, 16, who shot precious, to be charged as an adult by the state and not as a juvenile.
“We are not making a conclusion at the moment because we obviously know that the act was untimely,” said Atty. Maxwell Grisby, an uncle of the deceased days after the shooting. Interestingly, Grigsby, who works as the Chairman of the Liberia National Commission on Small Arms (LiNCSA), said he was speaking only in his capacity as a family member and not as a LiNCSA official.
Montserrado County District 6 Representative Samuel R. Enders: The bill will also empower schools to search every child, and to ensure that we work together so that no other student will die mistakenly. Rep. Samuel R. Enders of Montserrado County District #6 Representative, is expected to propose a bill called the ‘Precious Pearl Ireland School Safety Bill.’
The expected bill, according to Rep. Enders when proposed, will give schools authority to students beg as a means of avoiding the reoccurrence of the shooting incident at Cyber-Ed School of Excellence.
The late Precious, a student at the Cyber-Ed Christian School of Excellence, was killed by a bullet wound sustains on the premises of the school. This act was committed by Jovanus Turay, who snuck into the school premises and in the process of showing it, shoot Precious Ireland twice.