St James alleged serial killer slapped with two more charges
ST JAMES, Jamaica – A Montego Bay, St James resident who allegedly admitted to committing several murders in the parish’s capital was on Saturday, slapped with two more murder charges.
Twenty-five-year-old Ronaldo Ricketts, of West Gate Hills in Montego Bay, St James, who was on Thursday, charged with the murders of two homeless men, now faces additional charges for the killing of an unidentified female and third male.
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The woman, who remains unidentified, was found with stab wounds on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in the parish about 12:15 am on Friday, July 28. Her body is of dark complexion, slim build, about five feet six inches long, and has black and grey hair. The woman appears to be in her sixties. Her body was clad in a white blouse and multi-coloured skirt.
On Wednesday, August 9, 20-year-old Leonardo Lewis otherwise called ‘Raheem’ or ‘Ackeem’, of Breadfruit Road, Catherine Hall, in the parish became Ricketts’ latest victim after he was found by residents with stab wounds about 10:55 pm on Church Lane. The police were summoned and Lewis was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
More information will be provided as the investigation progresses into these heinous crimes.