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The inmate who attacked Leoda Bradshaw has been sentenced to more than a year behind bars after admitting to the assault in court. The detainee, Kilfer Gilchrist, appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Thursday when she made the admission. Gilchrist was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm for an incident inside a St Catherine police lock-up that involved Bradshaw being doused with bleach. Following her admission, Acting Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle handed down a 15-month prison sentence. Reports about the incident say that the attack on Bradshaw occurred at the Bridgeport police lock-up in Portmore when fellow…

The mother of a young autistic boy is seeking justice after she says a therapist violently mistreated her son during what was supposed to be a routine therapy session in Florida. The therapist, Reylan Garnier, is now facing a felony child abuse charge and appeared before a Palm Beach County judge on Saturday. During that hearing, the court granted him bail at $7,500 with the condition that he never contacts the child while the case moves through the legal system. Authorities say Garnier turned himself in to police on Friday after a probe was launched by the Lake Clarke Shores…

A 40-year prison sentence was imposed in the Supreme Court on former West St. Mary Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera after he admitted responsibility for the killing of his wife, Melissa Silvera. The penalties were handed down by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, who sentenced the embattled politician for two separate offences related to the fatal shooting. Despite the combined sentence totalling four decades, Silvera will effectively spend 20 years and 10 months behind bars because the court ordered that the terms run concurrently, meaning they will be served at the same time. The former lawmaker received 20 years for manslaughter…

Weeks after suffering severe burns during a confrontation at a gas station in Whithorn, Westmoreland, Dacia Forrester has died while undergoing treatment in hospital. Forrester’s sister, Carol Blackwood-Hewitt, confirmed that she died at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St James on Friday morning. Forrester, 42, had been battling life-threatening injuries since she was set ablaze at the service station on February 19. Reports indicate that the situation began when a dispute erupted between Forrester and 30-year-old pump attendant Collate Swaby. During that encounter, the station’s manager reportedly intervened and asked Forrester to leave the property. However, it is alleged that…

Kashema Smith, the mother of the teen killed from a blow to the head during a school fight, was inconsolable on Thursday. She was surrounded by the teen’s father, Milton Shearer, and his stepmother, Merlene, as she mourned the loss of 16-year-old Devonie at the home he recently relocated to in Buckfield, Ocho Rios, St Ann. Devonie initially resided with Smith in a rural community in Hanover before he moved to Ohio Rios last year to live with his father and stepmother, a decision both his parents now regret. Smith cried out in anguish as she expressed her regrets. She…

A routine online purchase turned deadly for a Mississippi family after a father and his teenage daughter were discovered lifeless inside their work van during what relatives believe was a meeting arranged through Facebook Marketplace. Authorities in Panola County are investigating the killings of 42-year-old electrician Victor Gonzales and his 19-year-old daughter, Serenity Gonzales, who was also an electrician. The pair were found with gunshot injuries on Sunday along a rural roadway near Sardis after deputies responded to what was initially reported as a single-vehicle crash. Family members told police that the two had planned to meet someone to purchase…

Grief overwhelmed the father of 16-year-old Devonie Shearer as he spoke about the devastating loss of his son, who died after a violent altercation at Ocho Rios High School. Milton Shearer did not know that when his son went to school on Wednesday morning, he would not come home. Devonie had left home in Buckfield Road for school like any other day, but in the afternoon, tragedy unfolded. While at school, the Grade 10 student became involved in a physical confrontation with another student, a 17-year-old boy. Reports indicate that during the fight, the other student allegedly used a metal…

Two tenth-grade boys were in a violent physical altercation at Ocho Rios High School. The fight on the school grounds led to the death of one student after suffering a blow to the head, and the arrest of the other. Police say the deadly confrontation occurred Wednesday afternoon. It is understood that, during the dispute, one of the students used a metal chair as a weapon against the other. The chair struck the back of the student’s head, leaving him critically injured. The student was taken to a hospital, and he later succumbed to his injuries. The deceased was later…

Investigators have now confirmed the identity of the man who was killed by an angry mob in St Catherine after he allegedly attempted to rape a woman. A relative of the deceased visited the Linstead Police Station on Wednesday and confirmed that he is Javori Dunbar. He is a 25-year-old, also known as Jeff, and comes from the Barewood District in Montego Bay, St James. Dunbar was killed in the area of Bermaddy on Friday, February 28. Reports say that his death stemmed from an incident on February 27, when he reportedly assaulted a woman. He is accused of trying to…

Dancehall entertainer Jada Kingdom is facing heavy backlash online after a heated response to a woman who asked her for financial help during a live stream began circulating across social media. The controversy started while the artiste was interacting with fans live when a woman, who said she was a single mother, reached out asking for assistance. Instead of simply declining, Jada responded sharply, making it clear that she had no intention of helping anyone. According to the entertainer, if she is going to help anyone, it would be her own mother first. She said her mother is also a…