May 5, 2026
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MURDER IN MONEAGUE

MONEAGUE, St Ann; May 5, 2026

Police are investigating a murder in Moneague, St Ann, on Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026.

Dead is 40-year-old Germaine Hedge, also called Hetchie, a fruit vendor and DJ  of Silkfield, Moneague, St Ann.

Reports from the police are that about 1:45 a.m., residents in Silk Field heard loud explosions sounding like gunshots. About four hours later, a neighbour went and checked and discovered the body of Hedge lying face down in his room in a pool of blood. The matter was later reported to the Moneague Police by a close relative of Hedge’s.