3-y-o chopped to death by ‘mentally-ill’ man in St Mary, five others wounded
ST MARY, Jamaica — A three-year-old boy is dead while five other people are nursing injuries following a chopping incident in Pagee, Port Maria in St Mary on Wednesday.
Police have identified the deceased as Asha Campbell of Pagee. Another child is among those wounded.
It is reported that the victims were attacked by a man believed to be of unsound mind.
According to the Port Maria Police, between the hours of 3:30 and 4:00 pm, Asha was walking with family members when he was attacked with an iron pipe and a knife.
In her efforts to stop the attack, the boy’s mother and five others were injured as they received chop wounds to different parts of their bodies.
The police were alerted and the wounded persons were taken to hospital. The young boy was pronounced dead on arrival.
One person was treated and discharged; the others remain hospitalised.
Police say the suspect has been apprehended.
