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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>A women\u2019s group observing the third memorial of the late Odell Sherman\u2019s death is calling on the Government of Liberia to reopen the investigation in the case because too many questions surrounding her death since May 2019 remain unanswered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on the Government of Liberia to reopen the investigation in the case of Odell Sherman, for what it represents for justice for women in Liberia,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n

In the \u2018Odell Sherman Memorial Day Press Statement\u2019 released in Monrovia, the group narrated that on 21 May 2019, Rev. Emmanuel Giddings allegedly discovered in his unfinished building Odell Sherman unconscious.<\/p>\n

The deceased was a 21-year-old student of the Harriet Bailey United Methodist School.<\/p>\n

Upon her discovery, the group recalled that Rev. Giddings took Odell to the ELWA Hospital and registered her under an assumed name even though he previously knew her, had contact with her and had reason to know her name.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe unfinished building where the late Odell Sherman was found also belonged to Rev. Emmanuel Giddings,\u201d the group explained.<\/p>\n

In the Post Mortem Examination conducted on the remains of the late Odell Sherman, the women\u2019s group said Dr. Mitchell concluded in his final report that the deceased student died as the result of \u201cBlunt Force Trauma of the Head,\u201d a consequence of descent.<\/p>\n

Since the autopsy report, the group lamented that the police have neglected to find the underlying reasons behind the blunt force trauma of the head.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany questions still surround Odell\u2019s death. How could a healthy young woman find her way after an approximately 4-minutes walk to a home she had been before and drop head-on?\u201d the group wondered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho was there? Why did she go to the home at mid-night alone? Why did the security open the gate at midnight [to someone] who didn\u2019t live in the compound?\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s group also wants to know what reasons Rev. Giddings [have] initially for registering Odell under an assumed name.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese and many other answers, we still seek to know. Some fear we will never know. Today we remember Odell Sherman, [a] vibrant young woman whose life was snuffed without answers,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n

It noted that Odell is a symbol of the many young women and girls and Liberians who were allegedly murdered without accountability.<\/p>\n

In recent times, the group said it has heard and seen dozens of other mysterious deaths that so-called police investigation leaves without a logical conclusion.<\/p>\n

It warned that this was the peak of impunity and lack of accountability, saying \u201chow we treat our people as a nation determines the progress we will make.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group argued that Article 11(c) of the Liberian Constitution provides that \u201cAll persons are equal before the law and are therefore entitled to the equal protection of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTime is out \u2013 our government must no longer turn a blind eye to the equal protection of all citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe demand answers and timely actions from this government, respecting the Constitutional rights guaranteeing all persons including girls and young women,\u201d the women group stated.<\/p>\n

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