Amnesty Inernational Report Criticizes Jamaican Police
Amnesty International’s recent annual report has once again criticized the Jamaican police for what it described as the high rate of killings by members of the force in ‘socially excluded’ inner-city communities. The report said the rate of police killings has fallen but is still high – 222 people were killed by the Jamaican police [...]
Police Charged With Murdering Deejay’s Son Granted Bailed
The two police constables – Andre Hare and Audley Lawrence – who are jointly charged with murdering Carlton Grant Jr. (the son of popular dancehall deejay, Spragga Benz), appeared in the Home Circuit Court yesterday, where they were both granted J$350,000 bail when they appeared in the Home Circuit Court. They are booked to reappear [...]
3 Policemen to be Charged for Death of Deejay’s Son
Three policemen from the Kingston Central Police Station are to be charged in connection with the shooting death of dancehall deejay Spragga Benz’s son (Carlton Grant Jr.) in August of this year. Two are to be charged with murder, and the third is to be charged with assault. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Paula Llewellyn, [...]
Deejay’s Son Allegedly Murdered By Police
17 year old Carlton Grant, son of popular dancehall deejay Spragga Benz, was fatally shot during an alleged shoot-out with the police in Downtown Kingston yesterday. The Constabulary Communication Network reported that about 11:50 p.m. last night, members of a police party were on patrol along Church Street when two men were seen on a [...]