Oneil Brown, who died feeling rejected as a result of a skin condition he suffered, has been buried with the caring grandmother who raised him. Brown, 41, had a non-fatal condition known as vitiligo, which causes pale white patches to develop on the skin. His cousin, Petagaye Montgomery, who delivered the eulogy during the funeral…
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DOUBLE BLOW!
Exactly a week after the sudden death of Oneil Brown, who recently shot to prominence among The Beacon’s readers, his grandmother and main caregiver also passed away. Both died on a Saturday. The grandmother, Amanda Montgomery, from Lluidas Vale in St Catherine, died this morning (March 23) at Linstead Public Hospital in the parish, her…
‘Have mercy on me’ | Lluidas Vale man with skin problem tired of discrimination
Tired of being treated like an outcast, Oneil Brown approached THE BEACON at a football match in his community on Sunday, hoping that a public appeal will help to change society’s negative attitude towards him. “Mi a beg the public just have some mercy pon mi,” he said, adding that some relatives, friends and prospective…