Man fires at dog, shot kills stepdaughter
NEHEMIAH Folkes, 76, was being questioned yesterday by the Ocho Rios police in connection with the shooting death of his nine-year-old stepdaughter, Sayon Curtin, at Upton District, Exchange, St Ann, Saturday.
The police reported that at about 1:00 pm Folkes, who is a licensed firearm holder, was reportedly shooting at a dog that had allegedly killed his neighbour’s goats.
Sayon who was at the side of the house, allegedly ran into the line of fire and was shot in the side of the face. She died on the spot. The body was removed to the morgue for post mortem examination.