Director of Education Clare Browne addressed members of staff at the Ministry of Education this afternoon following the suspicious death of the daughter of two employees of the ministry.
The lifeless body of 18-year-old Alana Lloyd was discovered by her mother, a primary school teacher, with an electrical cord tied around her neck. Reports are that the teenager’s body was lying on the floor of her bedroom.
The mother found the body about 3:30 pm after returning home from school.
A source within the ministry told Antigua News Room (ANR) that during the brief 10-minute meeting, the education director, who did not go into any details of the incident, asked staff to lend their support to the family, their colleagues.
According to the source, Browne struggled through his remarks as he kept repeating he did not know what to say.
He informed those attending the 2:30 pm meeting that he, along with Education Minister Michael Browne and other technical officers within the education ministry visited the family’s home last evening.
During what was said to be a sombre gathering, Browne gave those present an opportunity to speak, but no one did.
The source told ANR that it was at the point when someone was leading a prayer that some individuals became emotional and started to cry, including the person who was praying.
