New committal hearing date set for mother accused of throwing baby off roof

The anticipated committal hearing for Shamoya Green, the woman accused of throwing her baby daughter off a rooftop to her death last December, has been rescheduled to September 30 in the St James Parish Court.

Presiding parish judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton set the new date during today's court sitting as the arrangements for the hearing, which were expected to take place today via the Zoom online platform, were not in place.

The hearing date was also set despite the revelation that a documented assessment of a child witness has not yet been completed.

The witness was reportedly present when Green, who is charged with the murder of five-month-old Destiny Brown, allegedly threw the child off the roof of their family home.

The initial Zoom hearing was scheduled to facilitate Green, who the court was told could not be safely transported from Kingston where she is currently being held in custody due to medical issues, including seizures. Green was also previously deemed unfit to plea, due to mental health challenges.

It is alleged that on December 6, 2023, about 5:35 p.m., Green was at home with her common-law husband and other family members when she tried to have a conversation with the man about their relationship. However, he put off the talks to later that evening.

Green reportedly got enraged and left the room, taking baby Destiny with her. She then took the child to the roof of the third floor of the family's house and threw her onto the concrete pit in the yard.

The police were alerted and Destiny was taken to the hospital, where she died while being treated.

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