MONTEGO BAY, St James gangsters targeting women — police.... Up to last Thursday, some 302 people were murdered in St James since the start of the year, 24 of whom were females.

BY HORACE HINES Observer West reporter  Thursday, December 07, 2017

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James police are attributing the recent spike in the murder of females in the parish largely to their link with gangsters.

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Up to last Thursday, some 302 people were murdered in St James since the start of the year, 24 of whom were females.

A large number of the 24 were killed over the past month.

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“What we have seen is that these persons are seen to be associated with persons who are somewhat involved in the many conflicts that exist,” said Superintendent Michael Phipps, crime officer for Area One.

“They (females) are seen as soft targets.”

However, he disclosed that investigators are actively pursuing some of the perpetrators of the murders.

“We have been doing our investigations in trying to identify most of the persons who are involved in the killings and otherwise causing injuries to our females. We are at the point now where we have identified a number of persons and we will be going after them,” Superintendent Phipps stressed. more