KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two women were sent back to restorative justice after appearing before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday.

Natasha Turner and Shannay Daley went back and forth in court about how a restorative justice agreement involving a replacement door was to be settled.

The agreement was that Turner was to pay Daley a sum of money to replace certain items, including glasses and the custom door.

However, Turner paid the sum of money for the glasses and then purchased what she described as the same door to replace one that had been damaged in the initial altercation between families.

Turner claimed that she had texted Daley to arrange a drop-off time for the door but the other woman simply responded that the court would deal with it.

In her defence, Daley said the first door was custom made to which Turner produced pictures of both doors to show Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell.

While the judge agreed that the doors looked the same, upon hearing the price of the door which was $20,000 less than what she had initially paid, Daley again mounted objections.

Upon hearing this, the courtroom was flooded with chatter.

Appearing frustrated, Burrell noted that there could be multiple reasons that an identical item could be sourced at a lower price and cautioned Daley that the law instructs that victims have a responsibility to mitigate losses.

The two were sent back to restorative justice to iron out the details of the agreement.

The case and cross case had initially involved four women and two men but the other two women were dismissed on Tuesday in light of the restorative justice agreement while the matter with the men was sent to trial for March 23, 2026.

Turner and Daley are to return on that trial date to close out the matter.

— Dana Malcolm