Author: Kera

A man is dead and his son seriously injured following a gruesome acid attack at their St Andrew home earlier this week. The woman accused of carrying out the attack believed to be the deceased man’s girlfriend, is now in police custody. The incident took place on Tuesday, June 10, at a residence on Verbena Avenue, just off Waltham Park Road. According to police reports, the woman entered the home and poured a corrosive substance over 40-year-old Christopher Clarke and his son. The acid attack reportedly came after a domestic altercation between Clarke and the suspect. Neighbours quickly intervened and…

A tragic plane crash on Thursday morning claimed the lives of hundreds, but in a miraculous turn of events, one man walked away from the wreckage. The sole known survivor on the plane has been identified as 40-year-old Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a father from London. Ramesh was seated in 11A on Air India Flight 171 when the aircraft went down shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India. The flight, which was bound for London Gatwick, crashed seconds later in the city.According to authorities, the plane was carrying approximately 242 passengers. Ramesh, who is currently hospitalised, shared the terrifying moments before the…

A late-night police operation in Barbican, St. Andrew, led to the arrest of two women. Reports say that these women are suspected of being connected to a series of robberies across the parish. The suspected thieves were intercepted around 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday. According to local news outlet Jamaica Observer, they were taken into custody following intelligence gathered by officers from the St. Andrew Central Division. According to police reports, the women were travelling in a motor vehicle believed to have been linked to multiple robbery cases. During the stop and search along Barbican Road, officers found JMD $192,700 and…

A tragic accident unfolded this morning in Ahmedabad, western India, when an Air India flight heading to London crashed. Just moments after take-off, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 people on board lost altitude. The aircraft crashed into a neighbourhood not far from the Ahmedabad airport. The impact was devastating, as the aircraft collided directly with a building used to house medical staff. Emergency crews rushed to the scene where part of the plane had slammed into the doctors’ hostel at B.J. Medical College. The police chief of Ahmedabad confirmed that 204 bodies have been recovered, but it’s still uncertain…

An Australian reporter was shot in the leg by a police officer while doing live coverage of the massive protests that have taken over downtown Los Angeles. The journalist, Lauren Tomasi, was struck in her leg by a nonlethal round seconds after sharing with viewers that officers were deploying wooden bullets at protestors who stood in solidarity against President Trump’s immigration methods. The video of the reporter from 9News being shot on Sunday has gone viral. In the footage, she does not seem to be dressed in any protective gear while she stands holding a microphone near the police line…

A young man suspected of multiple violent crimes was shot and killed during a police operation in Farm Heights, St James, on Tuesday night. The deceased is 20-year-old Romario Ferguson, also known as ‘JT’. Ferguson had been on the police’s radar for some time, as he was being investigated in connection with a series of violent crimes across the parish. The string of crimes included multiple murders, shootings, and robberies, according to a news report. A local news report stated that Ferguson’s death occurred around 10 p.m. when law enforcement officers reportedly went to Eagle Drive searching for him. He…

A woman recently lost her life after participating in a dangerous TikTok challenge that involved setting her clothes on fire. The woman ignited her attire during a live stream after she lost a bet to a fellow TikToker. The alarming incident happened when the woman was home with her family in Jászság, Hungary. She was identified as a mother of two children, whom she shares with her husband, who commutes to Germany for work. On the day of the incident, she was streaming from the hallway of their apartment while her husband, their children, and the kids’ grandmother were in…

The inDrive operator in connection with the University of Technology (UTech) student Anisa Dilworth case remains in police custody while detectives gather evidence. He was remanded until June 30, giving investigators more time to complete their probe. The accused man, whose identity has not been made public, remains under investigation by the Portmore Criminal Investigations Branch. While the ride-hailing company, inDrive, publicly stated that Dilworth did not book a ride through their platform, the 29-year-old suspect is believed to have transported the student before she went missing earlier this year. During Tuesday’s hearing in the St Catherine Parish Court, the…

The legal troubles for Jamaican dancehall entertainer Squash continue to mount as the federal authorities in the United States make serious allegations. The 32-year-old is accused of being the leader of a multinational criminal gang. Squash is alleged to be a leader of the G-City gang, and federal investigators believe he fled Jamaica following a violent conflict between his alleged gang and rivals in St James, a feud they say continued in Florida. Squash was taken into custody on February 24 during a traffic stop in Miami. Authorities reportedly discovered a modified Glock firearm in the glove compartment of a…

An 11-year-old schoolboy was struck and killed in a hit-and-run incident along Ferry Service Road in St Andrew on Monday afternoon. The victim was identified as Duran McKenzie, who was heading home. Reports indicate that Duran had just come off a bus when a 2019 Ford Transit van hit him shortly after 3:00 p.m. The driver, instead of stopping, fled the scene. It is unclear whether the child was walking alone when the incident happened. Police say they were able to track the vehicle through its license plate. The driver, identified only as a Portmore resident, was subsequently arrested for…