KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness is welcoming news that the police investigation into the barbaric murder of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe, has led to a guilty plea.

In a statement on Tuesday, Holness shared that “after the tragic killing of Danielle, I had advised the then police commissioner that all necessary investigative resources should be mobilised to bring the perpetrator to justice.”

“I commend the police for conducting a thorough investigation and compiling strong evidence which led to the perpetrator being taken into custody and pleading guilty”, Holness added.

Kayodi Satchell, the woman charged with the stabbing death of eight-year-old Danielle Rowe in June last year, has pled guilty to the gruesome murder.

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The dental assistant was also convicted of child stealing for taking the young girl from the Braeton Primary and Infant School in St Catherine and luring her to her death.

The prime ninister, in his statement, said that as a society, “we cannot countenance or tolerate such vicious attacks on our children.”

“My Government remains committed to reducing incidents of violent crimes, particularly against our nation’s children. Upon my return to the island from the UN this afternoon, I was briefed by the commissioner that there is an approximately 17.8 per cent reduction in murders year to date,” he shared. “We will continue to aggressively pursue further significant reductions in murders.”

Rowe was found with her throat slashed on Roosevelt Avenue in St Andrew and was assisted to the Bustamante Children’s Hospital where she died two days later.

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Investigations by the police led to Satchell being arrested on August 11, 2023. It was later discovered that she was the intimate partner of young Danielle’s father.