Saturday 27 January 2018

THREE CHILDREN DEAD AND TWO OTHERS INJURED AFTER FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE IN KINGSTON 13



The Hunts Bay Police are questioning an 18-year-old woman in relation to a fire which claimed the lives of three children and injured two others on Booby Drive, Kingston 13 on Saturday, January 27.

The deceased have been identified as one-year-old twins – Juvaughne  and Jivaughne Bennett – and three-year-old Krisante Maxwell, all of Booby Drive in the parish.

Reports are that about 12:50 a.m., six children were left in the care of the woman, who subsequently left the five children in the care of her 13-year-old sibling. It is alleged that the 13 year old lit a candle which engulfed two dwelling houses on the premises; she however managed to remove two of the children from the house.

The Police and fire departments were contacted and the charred remains of  Juvaughne, Jivaughne and Krisante were found in the back room of the house.

The other two children that were taken from the house were hospitalized in serious condition.

The scene was processed and the charred remains removed to the morgue pending post mortem examinations.

Damage is estimated at JMD 3.3 million.

The identity of the woman taken into custody is being withheld pending further investigations.


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