A Maryland woman involved with a group described as a religious cult pleaded guilty in the starvation death of her son, but insisted that the charges be dropped when he is resurrected.
Under terms of her plea agreement, Ria Ramkissoon's charges will be dropped if her son rises from the dead.
Ramkissoon, a member of a group called One Mind Ministries, believes Javon Thompson, her year-old son, will rise again, and as part of her plea agreement, authorities agreed to the clause.
"She certainly recognizes that her omissions caused the death of her son," Silverman said. "To this day, she believes it was God's will and he will be resurrected and this will all take care of itself. She realizes if she's wrong, then everyone has to take responsibility ... and if she's wrong, then she's a failure as a mother and the worst thing imaginable has happened. I don't think that, mentally, she's ready to accept that."
Under the plea agreement, Ramkissoon, 22, must testify against four other One Mind Ministries members who are also facing charges, including first-degree murder, in Javon's death. At her sentencing, set for August, she will receive a 20-year sentence, which will be suspended except for the time she has already served behind bars, Silverman said. She must also undergo deprogramming and psychiatric counseling.
Ramkissoon and the others are accused of denying Javon food after the group's leader, a 40-year-old woman who goes by the name Queen Antoinette, decreed the boy was a demon since he refused to say "amen" after meals, Silverman said.
"Ria would cling to him every day and try to get him to say 'amen,' " Silverman said. Eventually, Queen Antoinette ordered that Ramkissoon be separated from the child, he said.
Javon is believed to have died in December 2006, court documents allege. Following his death, the group members put the boy's body in a back room, and "everyone was directed to come in and pray," according to the documents. "The Queen told everyone that 'God was going to raise Javon from the dead.' Javon remained in the room for an extended period of time (in excess of one week). The resurrection never took place."
Really? I was almost positive that he would resurrect. I can't believe this. Where are the miracles these days? Oh yeah, the miracle of this story is that this poor little child doesn't have to live with its crazy ass mother. What has to happen in your life when you're so desperate for love and acceptance, that joining a crazy cult that urges the murder of your helpless child, seems like the logical path to emotional redemption. Crazy is staggering down Peachtree Street screaming at yourself. This insanity, it's beyond words. This girl makes Charlie Manson seem like the Prom King or the Youth Director at your local church. You're a nut case if you kill your own child, but when you start talking about resurrection, long distance can't reach you to bring you back to the land of normalcy. Execute this woman. Don't wait for a trial or for her son to come back from the dead. I would love to pull the switch on this one.
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