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Murdered UWI clerk laid to rest

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News PRAYERS: Mourners deep in prayer at the funeral for murdered UWI clerk Marissa Edwards on Friday at the family's John Elie Road Extension, Freeport home. PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON - Several mourners paid glowing tributes to slain administrative clerk Marissa Diane Edwards at her funeral on Friday. They did not directly mention the now-dead suspect responsible for their pain and grief. Scores of mourners gathered at the family's home at […]

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