Author: Kera

A woman was found dead at her home in the community of Three Chains, Manchester, in what police are treating as a domestic homicide. Police say a soldier, the partner of the deceased, is now in custody for allegedly murdering the woman on Good Friday. Preliminary reports indicate that the victim, identified as Tania Dunkley, was at home with her partner around in the afternoon when the tragedy struck. It is understood that she was stabbed several times. Shortly after 3:00 p.m., residents were alerted by screams. Moments later, a man was reportedly seen running from the premises. Neighbours became concerned…

A St Thomas man died after he fell through a bridge on Good Friday. The fatal fall occurred when the unidentified man attempted to cross the bridge in the community of Easington despite it being badly damaged. According to preliminary information, the victim reportedly plunged through a large opening in the structure around 10 a.m. The gaping hole is said to have been caused by heavy rainfall and flooding associated with the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. It is understood that at the time of the incident, no one was around. A resident who spoke after the incident said…

Grief has settled over a family in St Elizabeth, following the tragic death of a nine-year-old boy who is believed to have drowned. The child, identified as Samuel Clarke, was at his home in the Long Hill community on Thursday afternoon when the incident happened. Reports indicate that Samuel, who attended Goshen Primary School, was being supervised by his sibling. The two brothers were home alone together sometime around 5:00 p.m. While the sibling remained inside, Samuel was reportedly outside playing with a ball. It is understood that the ball fell into a water tank on the premises. Reports say…

A 16-year-old boy was shot in a bizarre early-morning incident in Kingston. What has been pieced together so far suggests the teenager had been out with friends during the early hours of Wednesday when things took an unexpected turn. Sometime around 3:00 a.m., the group was walking along McIntosh Drive when they reportedly ran into a pack of aggressive stray dogs, according to TVJ News. Fearing that he would be bitten, the teen tried to defend himself by throwing stones to keep them away. Moments later, a confrontation ensued with a separate group of men in the area. The nature…

Two men were reportedly assaulted by a group of residents in Junction, St Mary, after they were accused of attempting to rob a small shop in the area. According to allegations, the incident unfolded when community members spotted the men behaving suspiciously near the establishment. It is claimed that the pair were caught in the act while trying to take valuables, prompting residents to intervene and detain them on the spot. It is believed that a mob gathered and began physically attacking the two men. A video, which has since surfaced online, captures portions of the incident. The clip, lasting…

Body camera footage released this week shows golf icon Tiger Woods in a dazed and confused state moments after a crash that led to his arrest in Florida. The incident happened on March 27 on a quiet stretch of road in Jupiter Island. Investigators say Woods’ vehicle hit the back of a truck before flipping onto its side. No one was hurt, but what followed quickly raised concerns for officers on the scene. In the footage, Woods is seen trying to explain what happened, saying he had been adjusting his radio and glanced at his phone just before the impact.…

The vice mayor of Coral Springs in Florida, Nancy Metayer Bowen, was shot dead at her home in what police describe as a domestic violence-related incident. Her body was discovered on Wednesday morning, and her Jamaican husband, Stephen Bowen, was arrested later that same day in connection with the killing. Police have since formally charged him with premeditated murder and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, according to jail records. Reports say that the lifeless body of Nancy was found by officers who went to the residence around 10 a.m. to carry out a welfare check. Nancy reportedly suffered a…

A man in Linstead, St Catherine, was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a student who was heading to school. Reports say that the man, identified as Daleton Brown, has two professions; he is employed at the Linstead Police Station as a janitor, and he works as a taxi operator. He is accused of raping the teen when he was transporting her to school late last month. Police say the victim, whose identity was not released due to the nature of the case, was in Linstead waiting for a taxi to go to school on March 23 when the disturbing…

Jamaica College has denied that bullies on campus badly beat and injured a student. The institution, located in St Andrew, issued a formal statement arguing that the situation has been inaccurately portrayed by TVJ News. In the release, the school suggested that the student was not targeted, claiming that what happened was a misunderstanding that escalated between two individuals. School officials say their internal findings, which cited the accounts of witnesses, did not support the version of events the media presented about bullies. The administration explained that the situation reportedly began during lunchtime when a student unknowingly dropped a $2,000…

A group of fast-food employees has gone viral for all the wrong reasons after a lighthearted TikTok moment ended in unexpected job losses. The video shows 8 Chick-fil-A staffers at their workplace partaking in a trending dance challenge that involves them shaking their chests to a remix by DJ Vic. The video begins with women shaking and bouncing their breasts to the rhythm of the music and ends with the person filming, a male, shaking his butt after attempting to shake his chest. The clip was posted on March 21 by a worker known online as lland1n, who was the…