MORE than 15 months later and the relatives of former Richard Ishmael Secondary School teacher, Kescia Tanya Branche are still awaiting justice following her brutal murder back in 2017.

She would have celebrated her 24th birthday last Tuesday (February 12, 2019), along with her twin sister, Kessandra, who is married and lives abroad.

Branche, a mother of one, who resided in Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown, was last seen on November 4, 2017, when she left for a night out with friends. It was the last time she was seen alive.
That evening she was observed at several places, but her movements after that remain unknown, until she was found on the roadway mortally wounded.
She was found in an unconscious state in the vicinity of Princes Street and Louisa Row the following day. Her left leg was broken and there was evidence that she had sustained multiple head injuries.
The young woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) two days after being found battered. A post-mortem indicated that she died as a result of a brain haemorrhage.

Branche’s mother, Sonita Scott, who wasa teacher in the Bahamas returned home after her daughter’s murder, and is still here along with her youngest daughter, Kereece.
The grieving woman reached out to the Pepperpot Magazine, still pleading for justice, she contended that she needs closure and wants the person(s) responsible to go before the court.
Scott told the Pepperpot Magazine that since her daughter’s demise she has never been the same, and is still trying to come to grips with the loss, two years on.
Following Kescia’s murder, several persons were questioned but one Matthew Munroe, 47, a taxi driver was charged in December 2017 for the crime and is in jail awaiting trial.