“I ONLY HAD ONE CHILD” – MOTHER OF SLAIN GHANAIAN TEEN JAVITS FRIMPONG BREAKS DOWN AFTER SUSPECT’S ARREST
The mother of slain 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager Javits Frimpong broke down in tears during a press briefing in New York on Wednesday after receiving news that a suspect had been arrested in connection with her son’s death.
Doris Adu-Gyamfi, who recently travelled to the United States on an emergency visa following the tragedy, struggled to contain her emotions while addressing the media at the National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.
She was accompanied by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Reverend Al Sharpton when she received confirmation that a 17-year-old boy had been taken into custody over the fatal shooting.
According to Sharpton and Crump, the family had been informed by authorities about the arrest shortly before the press briefing.
The teenager has been charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a loaded firearm.
When invited to speak, Adu-Gyamfi managed only a few words before becoming overwhelmed with emotion.
“I only had one child,” she said, before breaking down and being helped away from the podium.
Throughout the briefing, she was seen weeping and leaning on Sharpton for support as the family struggled to process the news of the arrest.
The arrest marks a significant development in the investigation into the shooting that claimed the life of the 15-year-old Ghanaian teenager.
