Security guard charged in fatal stabbing

A 23-year-old security guard has been charged with the stabbing death of a woman on October 25.

Aston Mitchell, otherwise called 'C-Jay', of Hague district in Trelawny, has been charged with the death of 25-year-old Shanice Burke of Hague, and St Margaret's Bay in Portland. Reports from the police are that an altercation developed between Burke and Mitchell during which a knife was used to inflict a stab wound to her neck. Mitchell then transported Burke to Foreshore Road, where he dumped her in the bushes. Citizens stumbled on the body about 9:50 a.m. on October 28, and summoned the police. On the arrival of the lawmen, the body was transported to hospital, where death was confirmed.

Following an intensive investigation, an operation was carried out last Saturday, during which Mitchell was taken into custody. He was charged on Tuesday and is slated to appear in the Duncan's Parish Court on November 21.