Jamaica sees drop in murders

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Jamaica sees drop in murders - police
11 July 2006 19:05:09


KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 11 (Reuters) - Jamaican police on Tuesday credited a campaign to break up powerful gangs with a 13 percent drop in murders on the Caribbean island in the first half of the year.

Drug- and gang-fueled violence drove Jamaica's murder total to a record high of 1,669 in 2005.

But murders declined over last year's levels during five of the last six months, with a 41 percent drop in June. There were 659 murders through July 7, down 13 percent from 759 for the same period last year.

Police credited various law enforcement programs, including work done by an anti-drug, anti-corruption unit called "Operation King Fish" that was formed two years ago to tackle gang leaders and break up their operations.

Most other crimes also declined during the first half of the year in the island of 2.7 million people, with significant drops in shootings, break-ins, rapes and larceny, police said. But sexual abuse, which did not include rape, rose by an unexplained 38 percent.

((Reporting by Horace Helps, editing by Jackie Frank; Reuters Messaging: [email protected]))

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the sexual abuse thing - i think it may be the reporting of it which has gone up.

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the sexual abuse thing - i think it may be the reporting of it which has gone up.

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That's the first thing that came to my mind too.

There's an article in today's Observer re. a call to institue tougher penalties for those convicted of rape and also to broaden the definition to include the use of objects.

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If the police are not willing to give the month-to-month figure, how are we to know that there is really any or a signifaicant decline?
Even if this is so, there were over 2000 persons missing last year and about a similar number the year before.

Both Last year and the year before were record years in murders. Let see what the total will be for the end of the year.
Let us see if the missing and the unaccounted for rises or falls.

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the sexual abuse thing - i think it may be the reporting of it which has gone up.

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So using this reasoning do you think that the murder thing.... it might be less reporting?

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So using this reasoning do you think that the murder thing.... it might be less reporting?

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maybe. what do YOU think?

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So using this reasoning do you think that the murder thing.... it might be less reporting?

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maybe. what do YOU think?

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could be!

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So using this reasoning do you think that the murder thing.... it might be less reporting?

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maybe. what do YOU think?

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I agree that it's entirely possible hence all the "missing" persons.

I hope something is done WRT burglaries; it really saddens me to see homes even in the most remote rural districts grilled up like "prison industrial complexes".

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I hope something is done WRT burglaries; it really saddens me to see homes even in the most remote rural districts grilled up like "prison industrial complexes".

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That started in the 70s and it never gwine end!

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4 women killed in 24 hrs...85 murdered since start of the year
BY FABIAN LEDGISTER, Staff Reporter


FOUR WOMEN WERE killed in separate incidents across the island on Thursday, pushing the number of women killed this year to 85, according to the police's Statistics Department.

Although one of the incidents turned out to be a domestic matter, the other three appeared to all be cold-blooded murders.

The first incident, which resulted in the death of 20-year-old Sophia McPherson, occurred at 8:15 a.m, in Salt Spring, St. James. Two women who lived at the same address, had an argument over a domestic matter. Police said following the argument, the accused, Iyata Forrester, 28, armed herself with a pair of scissors, and went to the home of the victim's friend. It is told that McPherson went to the same house, and an argument developed between the two.

McPherson allegedly pulled a ratchet knife and the accused was stabbed in her left hand, right arm, and back. McPherson was stabbed in the left side of her neck. Both victims were taken to hospital, where McPherson was pronounced dead, and Forrester treated and released into police custody.

The second murder, saw a brutal machete attack in Green Island, Hanover, where a leg, arm, and finger of the victim was completely chopped off. Dead is Henriepta Jenson, a 37-year-old tour guide.

Reports are that about 11:15 a.m., Jensen was lying down in her bedroom, when persons unknown to her kicked down the door to her house, and accosted her in the room. Armed with machetes, the men chopped her several times, severing her left leg, left arm, and right finger.

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She was found face down beside her bed. Officers also observed several chops to the face of the victim.

Less than two hours later, Central Village played host to the nation's third female killing in just one day. The victim, Paulette Beckford, 40, was sitting on the veranda of her premises along Brown's Lane, when two men travelling on foot (one armed with a handgun), approached her and fired one fatal shot. The assailants escaped the area on foot, while the dressmaker died on the spot.

The fourth murder of the bloody day for women, is arguably the most tragic, where gunmen took the life of the 60-year-old mother of popular selector, 'Scratchy-B' of Cash Money disco. Dead is Eulalyn Clarke.

The incident, which occurred at premises along Jermaine road, in Westchester, Portmore, occurred about 9:00 p.m. Police said Clarke was standing at her gate, when two men, both armed with handguns approached her and opened fire on the elderly woman. She was hit in the chest and abdomen, and allegedly shot six times. The men made their escape on foot in the area. Four 9mm spent shells, and one .40 spent shell were found on the scene.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force laments the high incidence of women being killed this year. Commanding officer for the Kingston Central Division, Superintendent Ivy Walker-Morant, described the killers in these and other incidents of female murders, as "cowards".

"I say these men are cowards. We all have mothers and some have sisters, and even these murderers have mothers and maybe sisters or daughters ... if they felt the pain they have caused, then they would realise they are nothing, but cowards," charged Sup. Walker-Morant. Source

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4 women killed in 24 hrs...85 murdered since start of the year
BY FABIAN LEDGISTER, Staff Reporter


FOUR WOMEN WERE killed in separate incidents across the island on Thursday, pushing the number of women killed this year to 85, according to the police's Statistics Department.

Although one of the incidents turned out to be a domestic matter, the other three appeared to all be cold-blooded murders.

The first incident, which resulted in the death of 20-year-old Sophia McPherson, occurred at 8:15 a.m, in Salt Spring, St. James. Two women who lived at the same address, had an argument over a domestic matter. Police said following the argument, the accused, Iyata Forrester, 28, armed herself with a pair of scissors, and went to the home of the victim's friend. It is told that McPherson went to the same house, and an argument developed between the two.

McPherson allegedly pulled a ratchet knife and the accused was stabbed in her left hand, right arm, and back. McPherson was stabbed in the left side of her neck. Both victims were taken to hospital, where McPherson was pronounced dead, and Forrester treated and released into police custody.

The second murder, saw a brutal machete attack in Green Island, Hanover, where a leg, arm, and finger of the victim was completely chopped off. Dead is Henriepta Jenson, a 37-year-old tour guide.

Reports are that about 11:15 a.m., Jensen was lying down in her bedroom, when persons unknown to her kicked down the door to her house, and accosted her in the room. Armed with machetes, the men chopped her several times, severing her left leg, left arm, and right finger.

FOUND FACE DOWN

She was found face down beside her bed. Officers also observed several chops to the face of the victim.

Less than two hours later, Central Village played host to the nation's third female killing in just one day. The victim, Paulette Beckford, 40, was sitting on the veranda of her premises along Brown's Lane, when two men travelling on foot (one armed with a handgun), approached her and fired one fatal shot. The assailants escaped the area on foot, while the dressmaker died on the spot.

The fourth murder of the bloody day for women, is arguably the most tragic, where gunmen took the life of the 60-year-old mother of popular selector, 'Scratchy-B' of Cash Money disco. Dead is Eulalyn Clarke.

The incident, which occurred at premises along Jermaine road, in Westchester, Portmore, occurred about 9:00 p.m. Police said Clarke was standing at her gate, when two men, both armed with handguns approached her and opened fire on the elderly woman. She was hit in the chest and abdomen, and allegedly shot six times. The men made their escape on foot in the area. Four 9mm spent shells, and one .40 spent shell were found on the scene.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force laments the high incidence of women being killed this year. Commanding officer for the Kingston Central Division, Superintendent Ivy Walker-Morant, described the killers in these and other incidents of female murders, as "cowards".

"I say these men are cowards. We all have mothers and some have sisters, and even these murderers have mothers and maybe sisters or daughters ... if they felt the pain they have caused, then they would realise they are nothing, but cowards," charged Sup. Walker-Morant. Source

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On the question of grills, it is also part of the cultural architectural art. People will add grills in the design not only for security but as a necessary part of the design to carry off the house.

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On the question of grills, it is also part of the cultural architectural art. People will add grills in the design not only for security but as a necessary part of the design to carry off the house.

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On the question of grills, it is also part of the cultural architectural art. People will add grills in the design not only for security but as a necessary part of the design to carry off the house.

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DWL!

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'Trend' is not a verb but encouraging news all the same.

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Murders continue to trend down
INGRID BROWN, Observer staff reporter
Wednesday, August 09, 2006

MURDERS continue to trend downwards this year, with the island recording a 34 per cent decline or 49 less deaths for July alone, and an overall 24 per cent decline since the start of this year to date, according to police statistics.

Last July, 145 people were murdered, compared to 96 for the same month this year.

According to police data, murders have seen a steady decline each month, with the exception of April when the police recorded 130 murders, which was two more than the similar period last year.

At the same time, major crimes, including shooting, rape, carnal abuse, robbery, break-in and larceny, had an overall decline last month of 25 per cent or 178 less than the 722 reported for the July month of 2005.

According to police data, released yesterday, 769 people were killed between January 1 and August 7 this year, which is 248 less than the same period last year.

Only nine days into August and already 13 persons have been killed, however, this is six less than the number killed up to August 8 last year. More...

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