34 year old Mark Green, of a Trelawny address, is in police custody at this time, after he reportedly stabbed and killed his own brother, 32 year old Lesroy Green, on Sunday (June 13).
According to police reports, the two had an altercation over bleach, with Mark accusing Lesroy of using his bleach. Mark then allegedly used a sharp object to stab Lesroy, who died on the spot. Unconfirmed reports indicate also, that Mark had dropped out of University, after developing a mental illness.
The police in Wait-A-Bit, Trelawny, have reportedly arrested and charged a man for the murder of his own cousin during a domestic dispute in the quiet farming community of Highgate Hall, which is located near the Trelawny/Manchester parish border. The deceased has been identified as Merrick Robinson, while the police have accused his cousin, Hansol Hanson, of being the killer.
According to police reports, some time yesterday afternoon, the cousins – who lived in separate houses on the same premises – had a dispute over water. The two reportedly brandished knives, and stabbed each other. Both were taken to the hospital, where Robinson was pronounced dead, and Hanson admitted under police guard.
A resident of Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine, reportedly spent nine days recovering in hospital recently, after he was bitten on the penis by a large pig. According to reports, the man (who is also the owner of the pig) wanted to sell the pig, so he and another man entered the pig pen and tried to catch it. The animal reportedly became violent and bit him twice, including once on the penis, resulting in his immediate hospitalization.
The family of 14 year old Norris Smith of a Flankers address in St. James is in mourning, after the boy reportedly hanged himself on an ackee tree, as a way of protesting his mother’s plan to leave Jamaica in order to work in the United States. The incident reportedly happened on Thursday (June 10), and his mother – Marcia Reid – has vowed to serve God and never to travel abroad again for economic reasons.
Reid, a single mother of five, reportedly said that she had been working as a security guard on the night shift for 11 years and had become tired of struggling to make ends meet. She reportedly told the three of her children who lived with her, that she was leaving for the US to work so life could be better for all of them and that she would be leaving them in the care of others. Norris was to be left with his father.
After hearing the plan, Norris reportedly threatened to kill himself, but Reid did not take the suicidal threats seriously.
Ivan Smith, a 75 year old farmer of Barclay Town district in Gayle, St. Mary, was killed yesterday after he was struck by lightning.
Reports are that at approximately 2 p.m. yesterday afternoon, Smith was outdoors tending to his pigs, when the lightning struck and injured him. He was found by relatives who took him to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
Three employees of a popular telecommunications company were, reportedly caught (by the police) smoking marijuana (ganja) in the company’s parking lot, were promptly arrested and charged on Tuesday night (June 8). The employees (including one female), all work in the telecom company’s customer service call centre.
According to reports, at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police from the Cross Roads police station were on patrol when they spotted a group of people smoking marijuana in the parking lot. The police managed to apprehend three members of the group, while several others managed to escape.
The three were allegedly searched, and ganja found in their possession. All three are booked to appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court later this month.
Almost two weeks after the security forces stormed the West Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens in search of area strongman Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the police are reportedly planning to conduct tests to check the contents of the stomachs of two crocodiles that were found in a caged area in Tivoli.
The police have theorised that the reptiles may have been used by thugs in the community to punish individuals who did not ‘hold the order’. According to the police, there is a possibility that persons who committed certain offences in the community, may have been fed to the animals.
One of two men who attempted a robbery last night in CarisBrook, St. Elizabeth, was reportedly chopped to death by a mob. The dead robber has been identified as 22 year old Almartino ‘Mitch’ McCubbin of White Hill in st. Elizabeth. An accomplice reportedly escaped.
According to police reports, at approximately 10 p.m. last night, McCubbin and another man (who was armed with a gun), attempted to rob a CarisBrook resident. A struggled ensued, and the resident managed to make an alarm. Concerned residents came to his assistance, and the robber with the gun reportedly opened fire and managed to escape.
McCubbin was caught by the residents who proceeded to beat and chop him to death. A resident was injured during the melee, and is now in hospital in stable condition.
A man appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, where he faced a simple larceny charge for stealing a bottle of shampoo from the Woolworth store in downtown Kingston.
In court yesterday, the man – Michael Lawrence – expressed regret for his actions, saying that he has a legitimate job as a carpenter. The judge took his acceptance of guilt into consideration, and thus sentenced him to do 100 hours of community service by repairing broken furniture (given his skillset) at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court Court and at the Half-Way Tree Police Station. He is to begin the community service on Monday, June 7.
The judge warned him however, that if he fails to complete his sentence, he would be sentenced to two years in prison.
39 year old Kevin Graham, of Lucky Valley in St. Catherine, appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court earlier today, where he was sentenced to nine months in prison at hard labour. Graham had been charged with conspiracy and uttering forged documents.
The court heard that in February 2009, Graham went to the Spanish Town courts office and tendered car papers in order to bail and stand surety for someone. It was discovered that the documents were forged, and Graham was arrested and charged.
Despite pleas for leniency from Graham’s lawyer, the judge pointed to the seriousness and prevalence of the offence, and thus sentenced him to nine months in prison.
