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Family distraught after crime scene photos were shared on social media By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net GRAPHIC crime scene photos of the mother and daughter murdered on Friday have been shared on social media, prompting police to investigate the leak. The horrific photos show the bodies of Allison Thompson, 35, and her 14-year-old daughter Trevorniqua, bruised and decaying. The photos were shared
in WhatsApp groups and Facebook threads. Relatives of the women say they are seeking legal representation over the leak, which has disturbed the heartbroken family. The investigation into the leak comes after Blake Strachan, 23, was charged with murder in the deaths of the women. “Only the coroners and the police had access to the body and you could see that the body (in the photos)
A MAN is in jail after prosecutors accused him of killing Allison Thompson, 37, and her 14-year-old daughter Trevoniqua Thompson on Friday. Blake Strachan, 23, allegedly killed the women in a building on Ross Corner sometime between April 11
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ACTIVISTS and a Senator have spoken out following accusations that a woman was raped and assaulted by a sitting Member of Parliament. The Tribune reported on Monday that a number of accusations have been made by the woman, whose name has been withheld as she is an alleged victim of assault, but who is being referred to by The Tribune under the pseudonym Jane Rolle. She claimed that the MP raped, choked and struck her and made death threats against her and her family. Ms Rolle told The Tribune that she had been having difficulty sleeping
900 public workers’ pay delayed again By JADE RUSSELL Tribune Staff Reporter jrussell@tribunemedia.net
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and 14th. Police found the partially decomposed remains of the victims in their apartment. It is estimated that the bodies were there for a day and a half before they were found. Strachan will be served with a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI) on July 27. Relatives described the
Activists speak out on MP rape allegation
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man accused of killing mom and daughter arraigned By PAVEL BAILEY Tribune Staff Reporter pbailey@tribunemedia.net
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Davis decries ‘epidemic’ of violence in Caribbean By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS Tribune Staff Reporter lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis decried the violence gripping the Caribbean region yesterday as he continued urging the United States to solve its gun trafficking problem. Mr Davis, the chairman of CARICOM, spoke during the opening
ceremony of a symposium in Trinidad and Tobago themed “Violence as A Public Health Issue”. “An epidemic of violence grips our region, one that claims lives and generates fear and anger,” he said. “In 2022, Jamaica had a staggering homicide rate of 52.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, Trinidad and Tobago had a rate of 39.4 per 100,000, and The Bahamas, St
Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines all recorded homicide rates above 30 per 100,000. This is over five times the global average. “Millions of people throughout the region live in crime hotspots, never knowing if they will be a victim on any given day. In The Bahamas, I have sought to bring comfort
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STATE Minister for Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle said that 900 participants in the Public Service Professional Engagement Programme (PSPEP) participants have had a delay in the payment of their wages. This is the second time in recent weeks the workers have endured wage delays. The Ministry of Public Service advised workers of a minor delay in monthly payments on April 3, though that was reportedly addressed by the following day. Mrs Glover-Rolle SEE page four
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