St Ann man on murder charge

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St Ann man on murder charge

Thorough investigations by the St Ann Police resulted in a man being charged with murder on Friday.According to the police, Oshae Francis, otherwise called Shaker, a 30-year-old labourer of Stony Hill in Lewis district, St Ann, was charged with the May 23, 2020 murder of 23-year-old Mark Campbell otherwise called Nick, also of Stony Hill in the parish.

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