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Ria Reshma-Ramkissoon

Thursday August 5, 2010
1 Mind MinistriesRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Ria Ramkissoon A judge praised a young mother for great strides in her treatment after she starved her 1-year-old son to death while part of the 1 Mind Ministries religious cult.

The woman’s attorney said Wednesday she is breaking free of the belief that her son will be resurrected.

Wednesday August 12, 2009
1 Mind MinistriesRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
One Mind Ministries A woman who pleaded guilty to starving her toddler son to death while part of a religious cult will be released from the Baltimore jail within a matter of weeks or even days, her attorney said Tuesday.

Members of the now defunct 1 Mind Ministries cult starved the toddler after he would not say ‘amen’ at mealtimes.

Wednesday April 1, 2009
1 Mind MinistriesRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
One Mind Ministries A former religious cult member who helped starve her son to death believes he will be resurrected, but legal experts say her extreme faith doesn’t make her criminally insane.

The boy died more than two years ago when cult members stopped feeding him because he refused to say “Amen” after a meal, according to a statement of facts.

Tuesday March 31, 2009
1 Mind MinistriesRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
One Mind Ministries Accepting a plea bargain that her attorney described as unprecedented in American jurisprudence, a 22-year-old Maryland woman yesterday agreed to cooperate in the prosecution of other defendants in the death of her son under the condition that charges against her be dropped if the child rises from the dead.

As part of her probation, the woman must submit to treatment, including sessions with an expert on cult behavior.

Thursday August 14, 2008
1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Queen Antoinette Two women were ordered held without bail yesterday on charges that they participated in the starvation death of a child whom they considered a “demon” because he wouldn’t say amen after his meals, according to police charging documents.

Police say Antoinette was the leader of a cult and that Williams was one of her followers; each is charged with first-degree murder.

Wednesday August 13, 2008
1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Ria Ramkissoon From the moment that Ria Ramkissoon and her baby boy Javon joined the tiny religious cult, 1 Mind Ministries, in April 2006, her life would change irrevocably.

Now, the 21-year-old woman is sitting in the psychiatric unit of a city jail in Baltimore accused by police of slowly starving her son to death and allowing cult members to beat him for disobeying orders such as saying “amen” at meals.

Monday August 11, 2008
1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Court Court documents say cult members starved the toddler to death and kept his remains in a suitcase for more than a year, until Baltimore homicide detectives found the body in Philadelphia.

The leader of 1 Mind Ministries, who identifies herself as Queen Antoinette, had a problem with Javon, who a police source in court papers said would not comply with the group’s ritual of saying “amen” after meals.

Court papers say that the more Queen Antoinette pressed the toddler, the more resistant he became and that he was subsequently deprived of food and water as punishment.

Wednesday May 14, 2008
1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
“The child was abused because Javon was noncompliant with the existing rules of the ‘cult,’ ” the records state. “The child was also viewed as a ‘demon.’ ”

Saturday May 3, 2008
1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Ramkissoon had inside access to the group who tried to recruit him. He says they target young people with children.

1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
The handful of people identified in court records as being associated with 1 Mind Ministries had ambitious plans to launch businesses all over the city including a clothing line called J.C. Apparel with the slogan “Don’t be shamed to rock his name, Jesus Christ!” according to state records.

1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Relatives of a Baltimore woman whose toddler son disappeared after she joined a small religious organization two years ago are now awaiting word on whether a body found in a suitcase behind a South Philadelphia rowhouse belongs to the boy.

Thursday May 1, 2008
1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
Khadan does not know the name of the group but said its members identify themselves as Christian and do not believe in health care or formal education. She said that she fears that the boy was starved to death for some reason.

1 Mind MinistriesJavon ThompsonRia Reshma-Ramkissoon:
A Baltimore grandmother claims cult members murdered her grandson and left his body inside a shed in South Philadelphia.



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