Four charged for Trelawny mob killing

Janet Silvera, Senior Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:
A brother and an uncle of the two boys who were found dead near the Martha Brae River, Trelawny, three weeks ago, are among four men charged with murder arisng from the mob killing of street cleaner, Donovan Hazley.

The police say the men also face charges of attempted murder, conspiracy, arson and wounding with intent.

A fifth man who was also arrested has not been charged, but remains in jail, pending further investigations.

The four were allegedly part of a mob that killed Hazley and wounded his daughter at their home near Falmouth in the parish.

The crowd had reportedly gone in search of a relative of Hazley who is accused of killing the two boys – 10-year-old Alex Brown and seven-year-old Javani Brown.

Their nude bodies were found on September 15 near a section of the Martha Brae River in the parish days after the boys went missing.

janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com