Trelawny father devastated after rape and murder of 10-y-o daughter

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July 22, 2026

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Trelawny father devastated after rape and murder of 10-y-o daughter

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Ashton Coke, the father of 10-year-old Shani Coke, who was raped and murdered in Tyre district near Troy, Trelawny on Tuesday, has been left devastated and heartbroken by the death of his daughter.

The partially nude body of Coke, affectionately called ‘Kaidra’, was found with her throat slashed on a dirt track in bushes.

Hours after Shani’s body was discovered, an enraged mob attacked a man identified as Delroy Coke, fatally beating him.

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