Daxon says she shared, but did not write, note praising Wilchcombe’s death

By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS

Tribune Staff Reporter

lmunnings@tribunemedia.net

MARIA Daxon, the deputy leader of the Coalition of Independents, claimed she inadvertently forwarded a WhatsApp message praising the death of Obie Wilchcombe, but did not author the crass post.

In the widely circulated message, which was originally sent in a WhatsApp group called Voice Your Opinion, the writer declared Wilchcombe’s death “one of the happiest days of my life”.

“The oppressive, dishonest, corrupt and incompetent, dishonourable Obie ‘deadbeat’ Wilchcombe is dead,” said the writer in the lengthy message Ms Daxon posted. “Good riddance, and don’t come back. One of my greatest enemies and oppressors of the poor, sick, needy, fatherless and widows.”

“No one should drop a tear for Obie’s passing. Let us all forget about him so that his filthy name may be blotted out of our remembrance. May he not see any pearly gates, but that he only sees and enters in through the gates of hell.”

According to a screenshot of the WhatsApp group where the message was placed, a user confronted Ms Daxon, saying it was insensitive. Ms Daxon responded by telling the person: “Please don’t you tell me what to do or pass. Are you serious”.

In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, Ms Daxon denied writing the message, but claimed she forwarded it to the group without reading it.

She claimed when she “see certain things and they forward it, I usually copy and I paste and I forward a lot of stuff.”

“I forwarded this message and couple other messages,” she said.

“I forwarded couple things with this.”

“No, I didn’t read over everything I forward.”

Nonetheless, she defended the writer’s right to express the harsh views.

“This is a free country, right? People have the freedom of views,” she said.

“I believe in my constitutional rights, freedom of opinions. And that’s what this is all about. I don’t take glory for anything that nobody says.”

Comments

birdiestrachan says...

Bitter indeeed some folks

Posted 27 September 2023, 7:19 p.m. Suggest removal

trueBahamian says...

Ms. Daxon is a politician. So she should be aware of the optics of her actions. Even if she didn't read before forwarding, the optics are bad. I doubt she didn't know what she forwarded. She's trying to backpedal. You can disagree with a lot of things a person may do politically or personally, etc but one should show some class and diplomacy in a person's passing. If the person was guilty of heinous acts then that would be an exception.

Posted 27 September 2023, 11:30 p.m. Suggest removal

pt_90 says...

then she runnin her mouth about freedom of speech. no one is trying to jail her for her speech. Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom form being criticized for your speech. You have the freedom to forward such a message and someone else has to freedom to criticise you for doing so.

Posted 28 September 2023, 8:05 a.m. Suggest removal

M0J0 says...

LOL it is evident that this lady head is no good, plain and simple and to even try to justify simply shows her ignorance.

Posted 28 September 2023, 9:21 a.m. Suggest removal

JohnBrown1834 says...

What most people including Maria Daxon don't understand is that when you forward something, you now legally own it. Once it comes from you then you are responsible for the content. What makes it ten times worse
is that Lincoln Bain had an hour-and-a-half Facebook address defending her. These people can't be serious about leading this country.

Posted 28 September 2023, 7:24 p.m. Suggest removal

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