FALMOUTH, Trelawny : Two 16 y-o boys held for murder of retired nurse, 79 y-o Hyacinth Hayden....Her mouth [was] open and [there was] blood all over her chest.

BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter hinesh@jamaicaobserver.com  Monday, January 05, 2015  

FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Two juveniles have been arrested for the gruesome murder of 79-year-old retired nurse Hyacinth Hayden, who was fatally stabbed at her Green Park home New Year's Eve.

HAYDEN… stabbed to death at family home

According to a highly placed police source, the two boys, who are both 16 years old, are expected to be charged by today. The source said the boys, who reside in Green Park, were taken into custody on Saturday.

One of the boys is said to live in close proximity to the Haydens.

On New Year's Eve, Ashley Hayden, husband of the slain retired nurse, said shortly after 3:00 pm he left the family home to purchase a phone card and other items for his wife at a community shop.

He said that on his return about 15 minutes later, he discovered the blood-drenched body of his wife slumped on the kitchen step. She was found with multiple stab wounds to the upper body, he said.

"... Her mouth [was] open and [there was] blood all over her chest. They (attackers) must have been around watching me. Is only someone who know that the dog was chained and could only reach a certain distance that could have done it," said Hayden. "When me come back the dog a raise hell," he told the Jamaica Observer.

There was speculation that the killer or killers, who might have been known to the retired nurse, lurked near her house until her husband left the premises. more