Teen suspected of fatally chopping brother, wounding sibling and mother in St Elizabeth arrested
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—A 19-year-old suspect accused of chopping his two brothers, one fatally, and wounding their mother, has been taken into police custody following a domestic dispute in Stephenson Town near Southfield, St Elizabeth, on Saturday morning.
Police named the murder victim as Travis Williams, a resident and labourer of Stephenson Town, Seaview, St Elizabeth.
A police report said shortly before 1:00 am, the 19-year-old allegedly inflicted chop wounds on his two siblings and mother at their family home.
One of the siblings, age 14 and their mother, age 43, were rushed to the hospital in critical condition, while Travis Williams died on the scene. Police said the murder victim had multiple extensive chop wounds all over his body.
The 19-year-old suspect was subsequently detained by the police.
— Kasey Williams
