Maria Joseph shortly after the attack.
Police are yet to make an arrest of the suspect in a brutal beating of a middle-aged Monchy woman who was attacked with a knife by her 62-year-old boyfriend.
The daughter of Maria Joseph told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) today that her mother is receiving counseling and will make a final decision after that.
As it is right now, Joseph is still in severe pain. “She is crying out for pain. She couldn’t sleep last night. Her face and other parts of her body are still swollen,” her daughter explained.
The daughter had told SNO in a previous interview that her mother prefers to leave the island instead of pressing charges, because she is in fear of her life.
Joseph, 55, was allegedly attacked by the man at her home in Monchy at about 10 p.m. on Sunday. She sustained lacerations to her head and face when the man allegedly punched in her in the eye and smashed a mug on her head.
Joseph’s daughter said her mother does not want to press charges, out of fear that her boyfriend will kill her or have her killed, while the matter is before the courts.
The distraught daughter said the man is known to beat her mother even on public buses.