Rape and murder of Dianne Smith of Immaculate High
THE rape and murder of 14-year-old Dianne Smith, a petite second-form student at Immaculate Conception High School on May 4, 1983 must have been the saddest case of alleged vulgar brutality committed on an innocent child, that has been my misfortune to recall.
Even when the case came up for trial in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston approximately a year later in 1984, women, especially the mothers of Jamaica, came out in full force surrounding what is now Justice Square, the environs of the Supreme Court, united in expressing their ire and revulsion at the two men accused by ……READ FULL STORY AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE PRINT VERSION OF YOUR SUNDAY OBSERVER
Next week: The Dunoon Road murder — When a son killed his own mother
Sybil E Hibbert is a veteran journalist and retired court reporting specialist. She is also the wife of Isadore “Dick” Hibbert, rated as one of the top detectives of his time. Send comments to allend@jamaicaobserver.com
