WATCH: Behind the Prison Walls | Angela Mejia

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Superintendent of Prisons Trevor Pennyfeather says Angela Mejia, the twenty-year-old accused of killing 9-year-old Chantel Crump, may soon be ready to accept visitors at 1735.

Mejia has been in prison for several weeks after being charged with the crime, although she has not yet been convicted.

Pennyfeather spoke to Antigua.news about her situation at His Majesty’s Prison.

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Comments (29)

  • Just saying April 30, 2025, 7:04 PM

    What about the man?
    What are been covered up here?
    Reply
  • Anonymous April 30, 2025, 7:05 PM

    Bout special meals gi she shit fu nyam
    Reply
  • Monalisa April 30, 2025, 7:16 PM

    Want more free time outside? Brazen NF
    Reply
    • Stone April 30, 2025, 9:03 PM

      This one is going to go the whole nine yards..I wonder which lawyer is going to be representing her???
      Reply
    • Souljahgirl May 1, 2025, 5:53 AM

      Smfh! Wtf RU a keep R we updated pan she for
      Why are we supposed to be concerned with what she eats or what her demeanor is.
      What is Chantel Crump eating right now?
      Are her parents even able to eat ?
      Please
      If this was a marijuana bust persons would have been lost in jail.
      Reply
  • Rhea April 30, 2025, 7:37 PM

    Chuppzzz. Thats all. Chuppzzz. That’s the comment. CHUPZZZZ
    Reply
  • A concerned mother April 30, 2025, 7:41 PM

    Just give me a break with this Gyal yah see. No amount of mercy can help her for doing such a gruesome act in a small child like that and if it’s not her then who ever she covering up for she need to speak cause she was once someone baby girl and I am sure she was well protected and loved.if she is indeed involved she deserve to die just as horrible and those pathologist need Jesus
    Reply
    • I have a 9 yr old too April 30, 2025, 9:45 PM

      It’s sad that they are taking our kindness for weakness. Sad that because we decide to let the law work instead of acting like persons in other countries that they think we are to be fooled. I cannot believe this news. What did Chantel do to deserve the constant injustice ans disrespect?
      Reply
  • Mel April 30, 2025, 7:46 PM

    When did she confess to murder?
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    • Valarie April 30, 2025, 8:00 PM

      I believe I heard her parents said she told the police she killed cnantel and put her in the cistern. She took them to her body I think. But no surprise here Mel. This has been in the news from the time of the crime
      Reply
  • Anonymous April 30, 2025, 8:27 PM

    Why yall protecting her from suicide thoughts? Let her do it!!
    Reply
    • No! April 30, 2025, 9:31 PM

      If she unalive’s herself, what justice is there for the poor baby she helped to unalive?
      Reply
    • A Mother May 1, 2025, 8:58 AM

      I so agree with this comment 150%
      Reply
    • Sebastian December 8, 2025, 5:14 PM

      Death would actually be an UNDESERVED BLESSING for the murderer(s) of Chantel Crump. Best punishment for a monstrous criminal in lock-up is to be KEPT ALIVE and made to suffer through a long life condemned to daily suffering.
      Reply
  • Juju Bee April 30, 2025, 8:31 PM

    Justice for innocent Chantel is what we need. I could care less about Angela
    Reply
  • Antigua Surf April 30, 2025, 8:43 PM

    I don’t even know why she’s still alive, there shouldn’t be a story to tell. Ready for what visitors. Let me go and visit her. Prepare a room for me
    Reply
  • Anony April 30, 2025, 9:25 PM

    Wahhh habilitation ?? Wymm nuhhhhh Mek she tap in day a lil girl mess murdered she shouldn’t be allowed to see outside
    Reply
  • AAB April 30, 2025, 9:43 PM

    I am wondering…… Has A THOROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT been Carried out on THIS Young Lady who kidnapped/abducted Chantel Crump….. and days later lead the Police to the place where Chantel Crump’s dead body was found? If NOT, WHY NOT??? I have heard nothing about A Psychological Assessment to date …. This act is WAY PAST NORMAL BEHAVIOR….. I am not bringing THIS UP as A Scapegoat …. I am Just wondering…… Also were ALL Family members interviewed EXTENSIVELY? Just asking to what extent are such ISSUES expected to become Part and Parcel of Investigations when occurrences of THIS macabre nature take place …….
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    • A Mother May 1, 2025, 9:07 AM

      That’s actually a very valid point. Has a thorough psychological assessment been done on the young lady who reportedly abducted Chantel Crump and later led police to her body? This entire situation is far from normal behavior — and if it hasn’t been done yet, the question is, why not? I’m not bringing it up to excuse anything or shift the focus, but we have to ask the hard questions. Also — were all family members interviewed extensively? Because in a case like this, everyone close to the situation should be properly questioned. I truly hope the authorities are doing the right things behind the scenes, because this case is too serious to be treated lightly. No stone should be left unturned.
      Reply
    • A Mother May 1, 2025, 9:14 AM

      That’s a really good question, and honestly, I’ve been wondering the same thing. Given how serious and disturbing this case is, a psychological assessment should have been one of the first steps taken especially considering the nature of what happened and how it unfolded. You’re not wrong to bring it up, and I don’t take it as an excuse or scapegoat either — it’s a fair and necessary point. And yes, I agree all family members should have been interviewed thoroughly. Something like this should be handled with full depth, not just on the surface. I really hope, behind the scenes, those things are being done properly because justice without a full investigation isn’t justice at all
      Reply
    • Paul May 1, 2025, 9:21 AM

      Good point
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  • A Mother May 1, 2025, 9:08 AM

    That’s actually a very valid point. Has a thorough psychological assessment been done on the young lady who reportedly abducted Chantel Crump and later led police to her body? This entire situation is far from normal behavior — and if it hasn’t been done yet, the question is, why not? I’m not bringing it up to excuse anything or shift the focus, but we have to ask the hard questions. Also — were all family members interviewed extensively? Because in a case like this, everyone close to the situation should be properly questioned. I truly hope the authorities are doing the right things behind the scenes, because this case is too serious to be treated lightly. No stone should be left unturned.
    Reply
  • Teacher for Life May 1, 2025, 9:12 AM

    Angela can go play in traffic right after she fks herself!!!
    Reply
  • Chris May 1, 2025, 9:24 AM

    Let no one touch Cain, but someone stop him…
    Reply
  • Sattire May 1, 2025, 1:03 PM

    These comments are wild. I don’t think this media house meant to give any prominence to this little retch. I was hoping I would see the lady, but I did not. I find the story interesting because we have not heard anything about Devil Angela since she entered prison. This is good reporting. ABS won’t do that for sure. It is good that we understood what is going on with this criminal while in prison. The audacity of asking for special meals. She wants KFC and carver! She wanted more time off!! This is madness. Angela is a con girl and she can use her little dirty sticks to lure even pennyfeather. If she wants to commit suicide, let her. Cannot treat a criminal like a celebrity
    Reply
  • Jack May 1, 2025, 3:57 PM

    The more i read this story and the narratives behind it the more sad i become. This girl have guts to ask for special food and more sunlight. She should be grateful she isnt dead.
    Reply
  • Rabriska May 1, 2025, 6:55 PM

    Antiguans need to be as wild as those in Guyana and off with her heart
    Reply
  • Up is up bck door May 1, 2025, 11:31 PM

    Antiguans need to be as wild as those in Guyana and off with her heart
    Reply
  • Anonymous September 30, 2025, 12:13 PM

    Doing a psychological assessment may lead to her being diagnosed with psyychosis and treated in the mental hospital. So that route may cause her to get off to some extent and not to get the full penalty that she deserves.
    Reply

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