January 12, 2016
Man attacks 3 in Trelawny, elderly woman succumbs
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – A man who allegedly attacked three people in Top Litchfield, Wait-A-Bit in Trelawny is now in police custody facing a murder charge following the death of one of the victims today.
Dead is 70-year-old Violet Rowe, a farmer of the same community.
Reports are that about 7:20 am, the man was reportedly being transported to a medical facility by a relative when he attacked the woman with a machete and then ran. It is alleged that the man then turned on Rowe, who was also chopped several times; another man was also attacked, allegedly with a farm tool.
All three injured persons were taken to hospital, where Rowe later died.