September 18, 2025
Fifteen-year-old boy charged with murder of 61-y-o farmer
MANCHESTER, Jamaica– A 15-year-old boy of Knowles Heights, Mandeville in Manchester has been charged with the murder of 61-year-old Roy Pearson, a farmer of the same community.
Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 1:00 pm, on Sunday, September 14, Pearson sustained injuries during a physical altercation with the teen.
Pearson was transported to the hospital and was being treated, but he later succumbed to his injuries.
The teenager was taken into custody and was charged on Wednesday.
His court date has not yet been announced.
