Monrovia — The family of two women who were chopped with a cutlass for quitting and interfering in a love affair in the Wilson Corner Community in Brwerville, outside Monrovia is appealing to President George Manneh Weah and other humanitarians and philanthropic organizations operating in and out of Liberia to help settle the exorbitant initial medical bills owed the John F. Kennedy Medical Center for the treatment of the victims.
The Wilson Corner Community is located in electoral district # 17, Montserrado County.
It can be recalled that during the late-night hours of Friday, April 22, a man identified as Charles Jerbo who is believed to be in his late 30s, reportedly chopped his fiancée and sister-in-law, who is eight-month-old pregnant, multiple times with a cutlass.
Jerbo inflicted wounds on his girlfriend Louis Doubah, 33, after she decided to quit a long-standing relationship with him due to his alleged arrogant and unruly behavior.
He also chopped his sister-in-law Oretha Reeves, 41, who ran to rescue her sister in the room while screaming for help.s
He attempted to set the house ablaze while the victims were lying in a pool of blood.
Jerbo was later mobbed to death when aggrieved residents stormed the area when the incident was reported.
Louis and Oretha are said to be in critical condition at the John F. Kennedy Medical Center.
The family's narration
Varney Kamara is the oldest brother of the victims.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with FrontPage Africa in Brewerville on Thursday, May 5, Kamara disclosed that Charles' unwholesome and abusive habits, including gambling, prompted his sister to quit the relationship.
According to him, Charles severely beat on his sister for the decision taken; something which prompted him to land in jail for a short period of time after the matter was reported at the Zone six police station in the area.
Following his release, Kamara disclosed that Charles and Louis later decided to finally end the love story during a meeting with family members and some community dwellers.
He disclosed that the deceased later took his personal belongings and vacated the home of his sister for an unknown environment.
"My sister was selling and surviving through the sale of cold bowl before she met Charles. From the beginning Charles was doing well, but certain times, he got involved into playing gamble and decided not to take care of the home anymore".
"Charles was always beating on her. She called me when Charles beat on her the last time. We carried the complaint at the police station and he was detained. We tried to find a way to settle the problem because I was not the one who put them together and she is my sister, I can't marry her. But she said she has spoken about Charles behavior so many times and things were not working; so, she decided to quit the relationship".
Kamara pointed out that following the decision, he escorted his former brother-in-law and voluntarily purchase a "Ghana must go bag" to enable him to pack his personal belongings from the home of his sister.
He added that his sister Louis later presented to him the amount of US$400 to give to Charles to rent a room in order for her to be left alone totally.
Though he was irritated by the decision taken by his sister to "settle" Charles after their separation, Kamara reluctantly hand-delivered the money to the deceased prior to his demise.
They broke out for the period of six months until Charles returned on the fateful night the incident happened.
The return of Charles
Kamara pointed out that months later, Charles appeared at the home of his sister and carried out his usual attitude by beating on her in front of her kids and some neighbors during the day hours.
He noted that minutes after a phone call was placed to him, the police were immediately contacted, but Charles absconded the scene before their arrival.
"When I was coming from town, I met him (Charles) around the VOA area. As soon he saw me, he started running and I didn't bother him because I thought he was afraid of the police and he was going to come back and apologize for his action or settle his problem".
Kamara added that during the night hours of the same day, his violent former brother-in-law return at the home of his sister and carried out the act.
"When I received the call, I ran out of my house with under wear and boxer. Charles butchered my sisters like real hog meat".
At the JFK
He noted that his sisters were rushed at the Redemption Hospital in the Borough of New Kru Town, outside Monrovia to seek medical attention, but were allegedly denied due to the severity of the cuts on their bodies.
He disclosed that the victims were later taken to the John F. Kennedy Medical Center where he was constrained to pay the amount of US$200 for four pounds of blood to save the lives of his sisters.
"When I saw my sisters, I gave up. I never thought they could even be able to speak to me today. My sisters are still at JFK and they are telling me to pay this huge amount of money. When I saw the bills, I got scare. I have nobody and the family depends only on me".
The bills
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FrontPage Africa managed to obtain the pre-medical bills of the victims.
According to the bills signed by Patience K. A Bonbour, Louis initially owes the hospital the amount of L$63, 060 plus US$210, while her pregnant sister Oretha, who is expected to go under operation, owes the amount of L$38, 085 plus US$325.
The bills of the victims may increase following the final treatments after they have been discharged.
Plea to Weah, others
He used this medium to call on President George Manneh Weah to see reason to kindly shoulder the payment of the medical bills of his sisters.
He claimed that the victims have been allegedly denied treatment until the "pre-bills" are settled by the family.
Kamara expressed fear that his sisters would die if their medical bills are not settled in a timely manner.
"Yesterday, they rendered treatment to my sisters around 6PM. This morning, they called me and said we have to pay this money and if we do not pay, they will not treat the people. I want to appeal to President George Weah and others around the world to see the reason to help us. We know our President is a humanitarian and we know he will hear our cries for God's sake".
The family can be reached via 0777463969/0886756779/0779110297.
