WESTMORELAND FARMER CHARGED FOLLOWING 2023 MURDER
Thirty-two-year-old Oneil Morris, otherwise called ‘Fisherman’, a farmer of Berkshire district, Dundee, Westmoreland, was charged with Murder in relation to the shooting death of a man on Baptist Lane, Bridge Water, in the parish, on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
Dead is 22-year-old Lionel Blake, otherwise called ‘Messi’, a farmer of Gardener Lane, Bridge Water, also in the parish.
Reports from the Savanna-la-Mar Police are that at about 5:45 p.m., Blake was driving his motor vehicle along the main road when a motorcycle, with Morris as the pillion passenger, drove up. Morris then pulled a firearm and opened fire, hitting Blake multiple times in the upper body before escaping on the same motorcycle.
The police were alerted, and on their arrival, Blake was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Following an investigation into the murder, Morris was taken into custody on Wednesday, August 13, during an operation. He was charged on Saturday, August 16, after a question-and-answer session was conducted in the presence of his attorney.
His court date is being finalised, and the other man is currently being sought by the police.
