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UPDATE: Double murder on St John's Road

By KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com

Thursday, December 15, 2011



ST John’s Road, Spanish Town, is now tense, following two murders in the community this morning.

Two other persons, including a five-year-old child, were also injured in the incident.

The dead are 17-year-old Gladiston Stone and 24-year-old Alicia Grant, who was pregnant.

Police reports are that about 3:00 am, all four persons were at home when three armed men kicked in the door to the premises and opened fire, hitting them several times.

The police were called and they were taken to hospital where Grant and Stone were pronounced dead and the other two admitted.

The St Catherine North Police, who are investigating, are appealing to anyone with information to call 984-2305, Kingfish at 811, Crime Stop at 311 or the Police 119 emergency number.



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