By Dana Malcolm 

Staff Writer

#TurksandCaicos, December 20, 2022 – The sole survivor of the October 31st tragedy which took the lives of four family members including an unborn baby will receive British Overseas Territory Citizenship cementing her as a part of the Turks and Caicos family.

The seven-year-old girl’s status was confirmed by His Excellency Nigel Dakin, TCI Governor after the burial of her mother Phenix Gertrude, baby brother Videm Ceasar Jr; unborn sibling and who we are learning was her stepfather Videm Ceasar.

Dakin said the documents were signed this week and will be handed over to the child next week.

The young girl, still said to have her biological father in her life, is “being well looked after by professionals in the public and medical service [with] help from private individuals” her family told Dakin.

A little over a month ago, the young girl was forced to sit and wait for help for hours after experiencing being shot in a hail of bullets targeting her family.  She was discovered by Dock Yard residents, in shock and injured in the car; the lone survivor in the horrible attack.

For the first time, we have names attached to that gruesome and heartless act including the suspect in the killing: Brandon Rahming, noted “gang leader” who was himself killed by Police, in a manhunt.

Governor Dakin shared the information in his Instagram post.

Demands for the child to be legitimised had rang out from several corners of the country.  The consideration of citizenship was exacerbated by word within the community that her stepfather, had been assisting the police in their investigation into the deadly gang activity.

Police never confirmed this widely believed detail, however.

Nonetheless, today the child has a home within the Turks and Caicos with the help and support of the Office of the Governor.