BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The international media group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) yesterday condemned the murder of 25-year-old photojournalist Christoff Griffith, who was one of two people killed at the abandoned residence of Barbados' Anglican bishop on Monday.
In a statement, the RSF said that the young photojournalist, who was employed with the Nation newspaper “was killed on assignment” and that it was calling “for a credible investigation into his death”.
RSF said that workers had been excavating the property when a man who was allegedly living there killed one of the workers.
“RSF is chilled to learn of Christoff Griffith's murder, which reminds us of the dangers journalists face in the course of their work,” said Dokhi Fassihian, RSF's executive director at its North America bureau.
The Association of Caribbean Media Workers (ACM) also expressed “shock” at the murder, saying it “condemns this and all other ruthless forms of attacks on journalists and the media throughout the world.
