Aunt of missing woman had ‘bad feeling’ before disappearance

Two months ago Jermadeen Lugg, aunt of missing woman Donna-Lee Donaldson, said she had a premonition that her niece was in grave danger.

With her heart skipping several beats, she immediately called Donaldson's mom and relayed her feeling. As she stood with a group of protesters across from the Constant Spring Police Station in St Andrew yesterday, she stated that her 'bad feeling' has transformed into a horrific nightmare.

"Two months ago mi jump out a mi sleep and mi ask mi sister where is Donna-Lee. Mi tell mi sister say something is wrong with Donna-Lee and she is in danger. I don't know if it was God showing me something about her, but I just got a bad feeling that something was wrong," she said.

Donaldson, 24, has been missing since July 11. Her disappearance has caused outrage in Jamaicans far and wide. Properties belonging to her boyfriend, Noel Maitland and his babymother, who are both police officers, have been processed as investigators continue to probe the disappearance of the social media influencer. At a press conference earlier this week, Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey said the police have expanded Donaldson's case beyond a missing person's investigation. Her loved ones, through at least two protests, continue to push for information regarding her disappearance. Lugg said her greatest wish is to see her niece return home safely, but hope is fading.

"The chance gets slimmer every day. Today [Wednesday] is nine days. I honestly can't say if she is alive or not, but we can hope for the best, but prepare for the worst," she said.

She added that Donaldson's mother, Sophia Lugg, wanted to be among yesterday's protesters, but said she was getting medical attention at the time.

"Right now as we a protest, her mother is at the hospital. She is losing weight rapidly. Remember is recently she was diagnosed with pneumonia and she have sugar [diabetes]. She sick bad," she said.