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Father Claims Schoolteacher Murdered
posted (July 25, 2014)
Early this morning, 28 year old school teacher Stephen John Michael was found dead in his house which is off Faber's Road Extension. His family believes it was murder: they say that he had been robbed and clubbed in the head. 7News was at the scene around 8:00 am and we found out more:..

Steven John Michael Sr., Father of Deceased
"I found my son on his bed dead."

Robin Schaffer reporting
Early this morning Michael made the discovery no father ever wants to face. A neighbor called to his attention that the door to his son Steven Jr.'s home on Jaguar Avenue was wide open. Steven Sr lives just behind his son and so he went in to check:

Steven John Michael Sr., Father of Deceased
"I didn't see any physical injury. He was bleeding, I can't say though his nose, but he was on his back and you could see a spot of blood behind his head in his bedroom. I feel like they chance my son and I am not afraid to say it because certain stuff is missing from out of the house. As I get in I could see the TV missing, the laptop, the phone and his wallet are missing. All I could say is that they chance my son."

Jules Vasquez
"Do you believe that it was burglars who came in?"

Steven John Michael Sr., Father of Deceased
"I don't think it was burglars. It was somebody that he knew because he had to let them in the house. There wasn't a force entry, so somebody he had in the house last night."

Police are now trying to find who that visitor or visitors may have been. They believe Steven Michael was killed in the wee hours of the morning, possibly around two or three am.

Steven John Michael Sr., Father of Deceased
"As far as I know he didn't have any enemies. I don't know if somebody out there doesn't like the way he is living because sometime people doesn't like the way you live."

Just five days ago, on a facebook post Michael alluded to that, referring to people who judged him. His father agrees:

Steven John Michael Sr., Father of Deceased
"You live your own life and sometime people doesn't like to see the way you live."

Now this teacher at St. Ephesus 7th. Day Adventist School becomes the second male from Ephesus to be killed in a week. The other was Oscar Lambey, a preacher in training at the church:

Reporter
"Someone was killed around the place where your son worked. Do you feel this may be in any way related?"

Steven John Michael Sr., Father of Deceased
"No, I don't think so. I think there is no relation."

And everyone in the neighborhood we spoke to agreed that this 28 year old was a kind and gentle man:

Savannah Williams, Cousin of Deceased
"I knew Steven not as a trouble person. He is the best guy ever. Always willing to talk to you, all your problems."

Neighbor
"As far as I know he didn't have any problems with anybody. He is a very kind person, willing to help, willing to give."

Savannah Williams, Cousin of Deceased
"This really hurts my heart a lot to see what happen because......."

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