Haiti’s First Lady Shares First Photos Since Deadly Attack

Many are rejoicing as Haiti’s First Lady Martine Moïse shares the first images of herself since the heinous attack that left her wounded and her husband, President Jovenel Moïse, dead.

In a tweet from her official Twitter account on Wednesday, Martine shared a photo of herself in the hospital bed, where she has been recovering since the July 7th assassination of the President that shook Haiti. In the caption, she wrote of the disbelief she feels that her husband of 25 years was ripped from her life so suddenly.

“I still don’t believe that my husband has gone like this before my eyes without saying a last word to me, this pain will never pass,” she wrote in Haitian Creole.

Mèsi ak tout moun ki ap ede mwen priye pou mwen rejwenn lavi.
Paske tout tan ou lopital lavi’w nan men Bondye ak doktè.⁰Mwen menm Martine Moïse mwen  poko kwè Mari mwen ale konsa devan je’m san ke li pa di mwen yon dènye mo, doulè sa a pap janm pase. pic.twitter.com/ojdMEG79nA

— Martine Moïse (@martinejmoise) July 15, 2021

The first lady thanked the medical staff, whom she called “guardian angels,” for helping her to recover from her injuries.

Thank you for the team of guardian angels who helped me through this terrible time. With your gentle touch, kindness and care, I was able to hold on. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! pic.twitter.com/wOOyj527bP

— Martine Moïse (@martinejmoise) July 15, 2021

On Sunday, Haitian authorities arrested a 63-year-old man Christian Emmanuel Sanon. They believe that he is the mastermind who assembled over 20 people to carry out the brutal attack, which was politically motivated. Sanon and two of the suspects are Florida residents. Police say Sanon traveled to Haiti on a private plane back in June with plans to kill President Moïse, who was shot 12 times inside of his bedroom. While some suspects have maintained that the plan was only to overthrow Moïse, authorities believe that the group held meetings to plan how the country’s future would look without the President.