TEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOLLOWING SCHOOLMATE’S DEATH
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with Murder following an incident that led to the death of a student at a St Ann-based secondary institution on Wednesday, March 04.
The deceased has been identified as 16-year-old Devonie Shearer of Tay Street, Ocho Rios, St Ann.
Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that at about 3:00 p.m., the 17-year-old used a metal chair to hit Shearer on his head, causing a wound and rendering him unconscious. The injured boy was assisted to the hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment.
The accused teen was handed over to the police later the same day and was charged on Thursday, March 05, in the presence of his parent, after eyewitness statements implicated him.
He is scheduled to appear before the family court on Wednesday, March 18.
