Wakima Lettsome charged for allegedly stabbing man in RT
According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), 43-year-old Wakima Lettsome was arrested shortly after the stabbing incident.
He has since been charged with Wounding with Intent and Common Assault and remains in custody pending the next available court date.
Lettsome was sentenced on February 15, 2013, to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of wounding with intent in November 2012. In May 2017, he was part of the first cohort of a Skill for Life rehabilitative course at Her Majesty’s Prison. It is unclear when exactly Mr Lettsome was released from prison.
Police also said in a press release on August 11, 2025, that the victim remains hospitalised and is receiving urgent medical care.
Acts of violence taken ‘extremely seriously’- Acting CoP Vanterpool
Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool stated, “We take acts of violence in our community extremely seriously. The quick apprehension of the suspect demonstrates our commitment to ensuring the safety of our residents and visitors.
“We will not relent in bringing offenders to justice, and we continue to urge anyone with information to speak with us.”
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 284-368-9339 or share details anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 800-8477 (TIPS).
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68 Responses to “Wakima Lettsome charged for allegedly stabbing man in RT”
Some people need to be kept in prison.
bUZZ YOU NEED TO SHUT UP, JUST SHUT TO HELL UP. DEPORT MY A$$.
Why he is wired this way could very well be the result of people like yourself encouraging and coddli
ing his barbaric inhuman behaviour .
Humble my ash,far from it! He and civil society needs to be relieved of his misery that he is casually distributing .
A number of times others, and I have visited the prison, and offered religious counsel to prisoners. At no time, he the allegedly accuser attended any that I know of, but he seems to me like his intention was to change character. Unfortunately, according to this top news report he hasn't.
Sadly, but true, prison maybe the safest place, physically, for some people. He, the alleged accuser, seems like one among that number, until, if changes his mindset.
Like we all do he needs God's grace, too.
same people that cant see our local politicians keep doing us wrong blatantly over and over and still think independence is a good thing.
Similar to the youths expressing their love and stance in support of the current culture which only breeds sex,drugs,gangs,violence and love for the crime life/ night life. They literally see all the fights and persons who brought knife and guns to these (culture events) still think this is the best direction despite what the current culture attracts and promotes.... i can't recall when last there was a fight or presence of a knife or gun at cane garden bay culture events (the real bvi culture). smh
simply in denial and ignorant. just need put all of them on island and let them have their way...
see how long it last before utter chaos.
Deport he behind back to St Vincent!!!!!
Oops!!!! My bad! He from here!
The part ah he from there is the demonic and cursed part like the them others from up there.
Why have the other two me not been charged as well? Let’s not make this guy a scapegoat because he has a history. Treat everyone justly. Charge them all.
Always starting fights in that building he lived in.
Just ask anybody that lives there.
The people even saying that place is so SILENT now.
Some of you always like to blame others or in this case the environment for peoples bad behavior. This is a grown man with a history of violence. He is a repeat offender. When are you going to hold him responsible for his actions? Keep him behind bars. He was not rehabilitated. He did not learn a darn thing during the time he was locked up. If the person he stabbed dies, they should charge him with murder, and keep him behind bars for the rest of his natural life so that he will never hurt another person. Stop the excuses. He is not a child. He should know better and how to control himself. Since he cannot, there is only one place for him at this time: Balsum Ghut.