Gang of children killing homeless people
Homicide detectives in the Kingston Central and Kingston West police divisions are trying to locate a gang of homeless children who are suspected of killing street people in downtown Kingston.
Police report that since last month six street people were murdered.
The body of a homeless man was found by the Denham Town police earlier this week. The police say a large rock and a piece of cloth was found next to the body of the unidentified man.
According to head of the Kingston West police division, Deputy Superintendent Delroy Hewitt, the murders were all committed in the same fashion.
“We found big stones beside the bodies and their heads were bashed in. There were no gunshot or stab wounds,” DSP Hewitt told the Sunday Observer.
The police say the gang of children are between 10 and 15 years old and are known to roam the streets late at nights. According to one cop, the gang was suspected of setting street people on fire but have raised their level of cruelty after none of their victims died.
DSP Hewitt said the police were thoroughly investigating the killings with a view of making arrests soon.
“We are hoping to make some early inroads as our investigators have been doing a lot of groundwork. However, people who know them are fearful to come forward and make a statement,” DSP Hewitt said.