‘Seven too many’

THE Trelawny police are taking no comfort in the parish’s low murder figure, with head of the division Superintendent Velonique Campbell saying the seven people killed since the start of the year are “seven too many” as interpersonal conflicts continue to fuel violence.

Campbell noted that the seven murders in the parish so far this year are compared with nine over the corresponding period last year, but warned that the reduction should not obscure the human cost of the killings.

Speaking on the latest episode of the JCF’s Force4Good Podcast, Campbell said the Trelawny police are particularly concerned about the role of disputes between individuals, with three of this year’s seven murders categorised as interpersonal conflicts.