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Parents still 'coming to grips' with Alshante Brangman's death

Alshante Brangman poses with her three-year-old daughter, A'Saiya in a family photo.<I>Photo provided by the Brangman family</I>

The parents of Alshante Brangman spoke of their devastation at losing their precious daughter when everything seemed to be fine on the surface. Gina (Brangman) and Dion Wilson spoke outside of their Cedar Park, Devonshire home a day after their daughter Alshante died after an alleged beating.

They both said Miss Brangman stayed away from trouble and lived for her daughter, three-year-old A'Saiya.

Miss Brangman died on Tuesday morning at the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital around 8.29 a.m.

Soon after witnesses said there was a fight at the hospital which was believed to be connected with Ms Brangman's death.

Police have launched an investigation into the 23-year-old's death and have a 28-year-old Sandys man in custody "assisting with their inquiries".

"That was my first born, that was my baby", her mother said.

"I haven't come to grips yet. My body's numb. Apparently she had internal bleeding. All Monday, she was in her bed.

"The next morning, I woke up to her cries and she was bringing up. She said she felt sick. "She laid back down and was sweating.

"I turned the fan on and she called me again and by time the sun was out, when I looked at her, she didn't have any colouration in her face."

Mrs. Wilson said she called an ambulance and at the hospital, she was asked if her daughter was in an abusive relationship. "She was in denial and weren't telling me nothing.

"With my daughter not telling me anything, if she had just said something to me, I could've told the doctors what to look for."

Mrs. Wilson said she found out after the fact that her daughter had called the Police on Saturday to complain about an assault.

"She was a happy go lucky person that wouldn't trouble a fly. She worked, came home and lived for her daughter. Everybody that knows her knows she was so humble," she added Mr. Wilson also spoke about his daughter. "I miss everything about my daughter especially when it comes down to having supper.

"She loves noodles, like really loves noodles. We started cooking noodles every time we cooked supper.

"We went places and we did different things. We used to have a lot of fun. We have a lot of memories. She used to try to wrestle me.

"We used to watch wrestling together. We used to camp together and barbecue."

Asked about the last time he saw Miss Brangman, Mr. Wilson said: "I had came home and my wife asked for peroxide and q-tips but when I went in her room, it was a different picture. Her eyes and everything, you could tell somebody hurt her. Her eyes were all blacked up."

As for Miss Brangman's daughter A'Saiya, Mr Wilson said: "Yesterday, everybody came around and she was watching everyone's tears. She saw everybody but didn't see her mommy. I miss Alshante."

The couple have another daughter, Dion-Te, 14, who is taking the death very hard. Ms Brangman went to CedarBridge Academy and was a cashier at Market Place when she died.

Government Senator Marc Bean asked yesterday that the Upper Chamber send condolences to the family of Ms Brangman.

"Just pray for the family," he said. "I hope that somehow they find the peace of mind and soul in a very tumultuous time in their life."