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Two brothers accused of raping 5 in Irwin Point face court next week
BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter [email protected]
Friday, October 05, 2012
MONTEGO BAY, St James — The two brothers accused of raping five females, including an eight-year-old, in the middle-class community of Irwin Point last week, were yesterday charged with a range of offences.
The accused, whose names are being withheld by the police, are expected to appear in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court early next week.
Superintendent of Police Andrew Lewis (at podium) addressing yesterday’s press conference at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay. Seated from left are the constabulary’s director of communication Karl Angell, ACP Devon Watkis, and St Andrew head of CISOCA Superintendent Gladys Brown. (Photo: Aceion Cunningham)
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Both men are jointly charged with burglary, robbery with aggravation, illegal possession of firearm, abduction, assault at common law, rape and grievous sexual assault.
Additionally, one of the accused has been charged with buggery and sexual touching.
However, according to St Andrew head of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent Gladys Brown, the police have decided to withhold their names, as they might be required to face identification parades for rape and other charges.
“We are of the view that there is a possibility that we might come across other rapes and other matters where these guys might be involved in, we don’t know yet. So we are not going to be divulging much more information on these two accused, as you can readily accept,” Superintendent Brown explained.
She was speaking to members of the media yesterday during a press conference called by the top brass of the Area One Police at the Wexford Hotel in this resort town.
According to the police, about 10:00 pm on September 24, two armed men entered the victims’ house in the Irwin Point community and took the five female occupants to nearby bushes and raped them at gunpoint.
Four of the five were later treated at a medical facility, while the eight-year-old, who underwent emergency surgery, is yet to be released.
The incident has drawn widespread condemnation across the island.
Assistant Commissioner Devon Watkis, head of the Area One Police — which constitutes the parishes of Trelawny, St James, Hanover and Westmoreland — yesterday lauded members of the various units of the Jamaica Constabulary Force who have been probing the incident.
“The crime saw us employing all available resources, engaging all the persons we think would be able to assist us, including the head of CISOCA in Kingston and her team, and we are happy with the results,” ACP Watkis said.
Acting Commander of the St James Police Division Superintendent Andrew Lewis added that the police were overwhelmed by the dastardly act. “The police, too, were devastated by this incident which captured the hearts and minds of the entire nation and as far as international communities,” Superintendent Lewis said.
“…The police, as a professional body, knew what we had to do and we responded immediately by deploying all our intelligence assets and as a result of the work that was carried out on the ground, in very short order a number of suspects were taken in,” he added.
Meanwhile, Superintendent Brown disclosed that the victims have been receiving counselling from the Victim Support Unit, adding that the eight-year-old girl has been responding well to treatment. “She is doing extremely well, although she is undergoing her difficult situation,” she stressed.
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Supporters of Buju Banton Ask for his Freedom
Miami, Florida, October 1, 2012 – Supporters of jailed international reggae artiste Mark Anthony Myrie, popularly known as Buju Banton, have launched a new Campaign to ask for Buju’s immediate release from his unjust incarceration.
Buju was charged as a result of information provided by a professional informant who is convicted drug trafficker from Columbia. This informant relentlessly pursued Buju for six months to participate in a drug deal and eventually set him up. During Buju’s trial the lead investigator on the case, Sergeant Dan McCaffrey of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) stated that there was no evidence that Buju was a drug trafficker and that their 13 month investigation yielded nothing. Despite that, last year a Tampa jury found Buju guilty of the drug charges and a gun charge. The trial judge disagreed with the jury’s decision regarding the gun charge and ruled that there was not enough evidence connecting Buju to that charge and threw it out. However, after the case was appealed, the appellate court reversed the trial judge’s decision. Consequently, Buju is going to be resentenced to include the gun charge.
Organizers of the Campaign are asking Buju supporters to directly contact the White House. They are asking Buju’s friends, fans and supporters worldwide to call, email, or write the White House. They want at least 50,000 fans to contact the white house before Buju is resentenced in Tampa on October 30, 2012. For more information about the Campaign follow them on twitter @freebujunow. The Contact information for the White House is:
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The small community of Fletchers Land is mourning the death of one of it’s residents, who was shot and killed. The deceased man has been identified as 36yr old Kevin Isree, otherwise called Klash, a barber and tatoo-artist of a Love Lane Kingston address.
Reports reaching JMG are that, on Tuesday 3rd of October 2012, Mr Isree was in his Barber shop, situated at Love Lane just below North street, when he was pounced upon by a man armed with a gun. It is reported that Mr Isree struggled with his killer before receiving 1 shot to the stomach, He was quickly rushed to the near-by Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) where he was admitted and where he succumbed to his injuries the following day. Eye-witness reports are that the killer who was wearing a red top and yellow trousers, and riding a bicycle, made his escape along Charles Street towards King Street. Members of the community have been left reeling, at what appears to be the latest in a spate of murders that have rocked the community in the last few months. They described Mr Isree as a hardworking and well liked member of the community and are struggling to come to terms with what could have led to his brutal murder. They say he was a quiet person who got on with everyone and was very popular because of his job as a tattoo artist. Last night friends and family flocked to Facebook to leave tributes for the father of three. The Central CID are investigating. His family are asking members of the public who may have seen his killer, or may know who is responsible for his murder to contact the Central CID or Crimestoppers Anonymous.
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