MANCHESTER, Jamaica —Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, has said that a 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of four-year-old Saniyah Obrien, after the child and her father were attacked by gunmen in Landsettlement, near Royal Flat in the parish.

He has been identified as Oneish Copeland, otherwise known as ‘Dabba’, a labourer from New Wales, Manchester. Copeland has been slapped with several charges, including murder, wounding with intent, and conspiracy to commit murder.

“The suspect is now an accused, having been charged with the offences of murder, wounding with intent, two counts of shooting with intent, malicious destruction of property, conspiracy to commit murder, possession of prohibited weapon, unauthorised possession of ammunition, and using a firearm to commit a felony,” Duncan said.

The superintendent added that the police are now actively pursuing other suspects who may have assisted Copeland in committing the act.

“The charging of Copeland brings to the clearing up of four of the five murders recorded in Manchester for 2026. We also saw another five murders being cleared up from previous years, which brings our total to nine murders being cleared for 2026,” Duncan said, noting that this represents a clear-up rate of 180 per cent.

He also commended the work of detectives in the Manchester Division.

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