December 25, 2024
Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Jamaica
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Portland man charged with murder.

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A thirty-two-year-old construction worker of Port Antonio, Portland has been charged with the murder of 55-year-old Calvin James of Ganga Gully, in the parish on Friday, December 30.

Charged is Ricardo Downer, otherwise called ‘Peng’ of Halls Avenue, Port Antonio. Reports from the Port Antonio Police are that at about 11:00 p.m., Downer and James had an argument. It is alleged that Downer used a knife to stab James in the abdomen. Police found James lying on the ground in a pool of blood. He was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.Downer was later arrested and charged.He is scheduled to appear before the court on Friday, January 6.

 

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