Man fatally hits daughter with car, sends her crashing into wall

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Rasbert TurnerJournalist at Jamaica Star

August 19, 2026

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Man fatally hits daughter with car, sends her crashing into wall

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A quiet morning in Kitson Town, St Catherine, ended in tragedy yesterday when a two-year-old girl was struck by her father’s car after reportedly being startled by the loud sound of a passing motorcycle.

The child has been identified as Cahiera Scarlett of Friendship Housing Scheme, Kitson Town.

Reports are that about 8:30 a.m. on August 18, Cahiera was at home with her father when a motorcycle reportedly passed nearby.

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