- Woman accused of killing grandmother was at the house for only 10 days

"My mother didn't deserve that," 56-year-old Franklyn Palmer said as he attempted to process the news that 84-year-old Advira 'Miss V' Palmer was found stabbed to death in a chicken coop in her backyard in Smithfield, Manchester.

"I talk to her on video call every day because I'm not around her. We pray and have devotions, because she was a woman of God," said Palmer as he broke down in tears.

Palmer and his daughter, Loraine Palmer, now settling in Aruba, were planning on visiting Miss V in April. They have been left in shambles.

"What make it so heartbreaking is the fact that I try to take care of my mother so much, try to keep her safe, and tell her to stay indoors because of the COVID, and then to hear of such tragedy," Palmer said.

Police reports are that Miss V, of Smithfield district in Cross Keys, Manchester, was at home when an argument developed between her and her 27-year-old granddaughter. Police said that the young woman allegedly used a kitchen knife to stab Miss V multiple times in the upper regions of her body.

The incident allegedly took place inside the house, where the elderly Miss V collapsed. However, her body was reportedly dragged by her granddaughter into a chicken coop at the back of the house. Neighbours reportedly called the police.

The granddaughter, who has been arrested for Miss V's murder, is said to be from the Corporate Area, and would travel to Manchester occasionally to visit her. It is understood that she was at the Smithfield residence for 10 days prior to Monday's incident. Palmer, the eighth of Miss V's 13 children, is hurt by the way his mother met her demise.

Getting the shocking news

"Nothing at all should push anyone to do something like that to my mother. If only I knew something like this would happen, any amount of money I needed to bring her where I am, I would pay it," Palmer told THE STAR. Before getting the shocking news on Monday, Palmer said he felt that something was wrong.

"I just feel it in my spirit that something was going on, so when I got the call I was, like, prepared already for bad news," he said. "It is a terrible time for the family right now. It is only the strength of God keeping us. I'm holding on and trusting the Lord for strength, because this tragedy got me so weak."

"My mother was loving, take care of all her children and grandkids and wanted the best for them. My daughter (Loraine) was so excited to see her grandma, just to hug her and give her a kiss on the cheek, because she was taking care of her when she was much younger, so she has a deep love for her."

"My grandmother did everything to make sure we were good growing up. She loved all of us dearly, and we had to wake up for prayer meeting and devotion, both day and night," a tearful Loraine said.

"If I video call her any time of the day, she is always happy to see and hear from me, and I told her I was coming soon; now she is gone."

"We did everything to make sure she was comfortable and happy, because we didn't want her to stress and anything bad [to] happen to her," Loraine added

Palmer, who migrated 28 years ago, last touched his mother two years ago when he attended his sister's funeral. Loraine, who left Jamaica at age four, last saw Miss V in 2013.