Groundworks staff to take time off to grieve loss of co-worker

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - After one of their homeless shelter employees was allegedly killed by a resident this week, Groundworks Collaborative in Brattleboro says staff are taking three weeks off to grieve her traumatic death.

Police say on Monday, Leah Rosin-Pritchard, 36, was brutally murdered by Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh with a hatchet. Mahvish-Jammeh has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.

Rosin-Pritchard was the Morningside House coordinator. While staff process and heal from Leah’s loss, community partners will take over client services from food to medical care.

Starting Friday through May 2 overnight shelter residents are housed in motels.

For Resources:

Food—Putney Foodshelf: ops.putneyfoodshelf@gmail.com

Outreach to/Support for shelter guests in motels—HCRS: wwentwor@hcrs.org

Healthcare—Brattleboro Memorial Hospital: rburns@bmhvt.org

Overall Coordination and Coordinator troubleshooting: kmcgraw@bmhvt.org

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