St Mary taximan charged with murder

The police in St Mary have arrested and charged 35-year-old taxi operator Barrington Matthews Jr., after he allegedly chopped a man to death during an altercation. 

The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Negus DaCosta.

It is reported that about 4:10 p.m. on August 16, Matthews and other relatives boarded a Toyota Probox motor vehicle and went to Oracabessa, crossroads where he confronted DaCosta who was accused of sexually assaulting a teenaged girl.

It is alleged that DaCosta fled in a motor car and was chased by Matthews and his relatives. The car chase ended in Eden Park, Jacks River in St. Mary, where an altercation developed between Matthews and DaCosta, during which DaCosta was chopped.

The Police were summoned and the injured man was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Matthews was subsequently arrested and charged with Murder following a question-and-answer session.

The police are seeking the other suspects involved in the incident. Investigations continue.

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