Teen suspected of fatally chopping brother, wounding sibling and mother in St Elizabeth arrested

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Howard CampbellJournalist at Jamaica Observer

June 13, 2026

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Teen suspected of fatally chopping brother, wounding sibling and mother in St Elizabeth arrested

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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica—A 19-year-old suspect accused of chopping his two brothers, one fatally, and wounding their mother, has been taken into police custody following a domestic dispute in Stephenson Town near Southfield, St Elizabeth, on Saturday morning.

Police named the murder victim as Travis Williams, a resident and labourer of Stephenson Town, Seaview, St Elizabeth.

A police report said shortly before 1:00 am, the 19-year-old allegedly inflicted chop wounds on his two siblings and mother at their family home.

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