68-y-o St Elizabeth man succumbs after being beaten allegedly by grandson
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August 11, 2026
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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 68-year-old man succumbed at hospital a week after he was struck with a piece of board allegedly by his grandson during a family dispute in Middlesex, just west of Lacovia in St Elizabeth.
Police named the victim as Lawrence Smith, a resident of Middlesex.
A police report said about 6:00 am on August 3, Smith intervened in an altercation when he reportedly saw his grandson squeezing his granddaughter’s throat.
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