"We'll leave no stone unturned"

The Clarendon Police have vowed that no effort will be spared in their quest to find those involved in Wednesday's quadruple killing in Monymusk, Clarendon.

Divisional Commander of  the Clarendon Police, Senior Superintendent Maurice Robinson, says killings have had a profound impact on the police, and they are determined to find those responsible.
 Ricardo Brisco,14, Raymond Givans,14,  Alex Turner,16 and Marquis Hamilton,35, were shot dead at a house on Shrimp Street.  
The killings have sparked outrage, with a J$500 thousand reward being  offered by the Police Commissioner.
 Robinson states that intense effort will be made to quickly gather enough information to crack the case.     
“For the policemen, they have been affected, it is our intention to put every effort into clearing up this one. We are not going to leave any stones unturned……” said Robinson

Mother’s appeal
An appeal has also come from Ann-Marie Briscoe, mother of  Ricardo Briscoe.
“I’m asking anybody who knows to come out and speak, you don’t have to come to me….. please I need closure for myself. I know you’re afraid (but) understand a mother’s pain, understand how a mother feels when she looses a child.”

Concern is also being expressed about the cumulative impact of  child killings on the psyche of  the public, and the lack of rehabilitation which causes persons to re-offend.
Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF, Janet Cupidon-Quallo, argues that this aspect of  the justice system needs urgent attention, as it tackles the root of  the problem.  
“We need to see more arrests and more convictions of perpetrators and we need to have more treatment and rehabilitative services for victims……” she said.
 
Child Development Agency visits

A team from the Child Development Agency (CDA) on Thursday conducted a walk through of  Havannah Heights in Clarendon to educate and sensitise residents on issues surrounding the care and protection of  children.   
The team was led by Chief  Executive Officer of  the CDA, Rosalee Gage-Grey.
 The team visited students at schools attended by two of  the three teenagers killed on Wednesday night.
Gage-Grey said the team interacted and counselled the children most affected by the tragedy and gave words of  encouragement to classmates of  Alex Turner who attended Central High.       
The team later visited Vere Technical High where Raymond Givans attended.
 A CDA team will also visit Garvey Maceo.    
 Members of  the CDA parish team are to follow up with the affected children and work with the community to be more vigilant.