Policemen charged with murder of teenager to return to court September 20
Published:Friday | April 26, 2024 | 7:38 PM
A plea and case management hearing has been set for September 20 for two policemen charged with the 2008 fatal shooting of a teenager along Job Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine.
Sergeant Gurvin Leachman of the St Catherine North Division and Dane Hylton of the St Thomas Division remain on bail.
It is alleged the police were on an operation along Job Lane on September 22, 2008 when they accosted the teenager, Jevani Robinson.
Robinson reportedly challenged the party with a gun and was shot and injured. He later died at hospital.
The policemen were charged with murder following a ruling by the director of public prosecutions in April 2022.
They have made numerous court appearances and maintained their innocence throughout.
- Rasbert Turner
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