Princes Town mother mourns son killed in gun attack

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May 11, 2026

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Princes Town mother mourns son killed in gun attack

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Sascha Wilson

Instead of celebrating Mother’s Day, a Princes Town mother spent yesterday grieving the loss of her son, who was gunned down at their home the day before.

Wiping away tears at her St Julien Village home, Anika Brathwaite struggled to understand why her son, Xavier Braithwaite, 32, the younger of her two children, was murdered.

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