It is with solemn grief I inform you that 14-year old Roney, together with his 11-year old street colleague, Júlio César, were recently brutally beaten and strangled, then dumped in the woods near our Hummingbird Centre, after they had attempted to break in to a bakers store at night. You may like to follow his story through my photos on Flickr, starting at http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/2216917505/
There are many more images of Roney both on Matador and Flickr as he was a favourite one for my street portraiture.
I will be calling for justice to be done as the killers are expecting to get away with this cold-blooded murder, as is usual in Brazil. If you would like to help my organization financially to fight this case I would appreciate any contributions you can make on our Changemakers Campaign Page at: http://www.carfweb.net/changemakers.html or even through the PayPal donations link on our NGO profile page on Matador: http://matadortravel.com/organizations/children-at-risk-foundation-carf
Please mark your contributions with "Roney".
Let's not let Roney's death be in vain! Not another street kid forgotten in this country that otherwise has so much to offer those travelling here........
This is tragic news. I'm using this portrait of Roney on Matador to build awareness. If that's not OK, please let me know.
It is with solemn grief I inform you that 14-year old Roney, together with his 11-year old street colleague, Júlio César, were recently brutally beaten and strangled, then dumped in the woods near our Hummingbird Centre, after they had attempted to break in to a bakers store at night. You may like to follow his story through my photos on Flickr, starting at http://www.flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/2216917505/
There are many more images of Roney both on Matador and Flickr as he was a favourite one for my street portraiture.
I will be calling for justice to be done as the killers are expecting to get away with this cold-blooded murder, as is usual in Brazil. If you would like to help my organization financially to fight this case I would appreciate any contributions you can make on our Changemakers Campaign Page at: http://www.carfweb.net/changemakers.html or even through the PayPal donations link on our NGO profile page on Matador: http://matadortravel.com/organizations/children-at-risk-foundation-carf
Please mark your contributions with "Roney".
Let's not let Roney's death be in vain! Not another street kid forgotten in this country that otherwise has so much to offer those travelling here........
Thank you for your concern!
Gregory
CARF Brazil