October 31, 2010
Murder and robbery in Junction
CECIL Bennett, a 60-year-old returning resident of Melsam District, Red Bank, St Elizabeth, was killed at a bar in Junction, St Elizabeth last night.
A businesswoman was also robbed in the incident.
Reports are that Bennett and the businesswoman were at the bar when three men armed with guns entered posing as customers. The gunmen robbed them of cash before firing shots, hitting Bennett. He was taken to the Mandeville Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His body was removed to the morgue for a post mortem examination.
Investigations continue.