WHILE THE country observed National Heroes Day in honour of those who had contributed significantly to the struggles for freedom and nation building, criminals were busy taking the lives of seven Jamaicans.
Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington told members of the Internal and External Affairs Committee of Parliament yesterday that gunmen also shot 16 Jamaicans between Saturday and Sunday.
Not for the first time, the commissioner echoed his call for legislation to impose mandatory minimum sentences for persons who commit serious crimes.
One of the victims of Monday's bloodletting was a young woman who was robbed earlier this year. She is 27-year-old Sasha-Gay Coffee, legal clerk of West Cumberland, Greater Portmore, St Catherine.
According to Ellington, Coffee was at her home when the robbery suspect pounced on her, shooting her in the head and in the stomach. She reportedly died at hospital. Reports are that a suspect has since been detained by the police. read more
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