Woman of unsound mind snatches janitor’s coffee

A janitorial worker was left dumbfounded last week after a woman, seemingly of unsound mind, chased her through a section of downtown Kingston and took away her coffee.

Relating the shocking tale, the janitor said she was in the vicinity of Big Tree, South Parade, when she decided to get some hot beverage from a vendor so she could "buss some gas". After taking a few sips, the janitorial worker noticed a female with eyes fixed on her.

"Mi deh there a gwane drink, but out a mi 'side eye' mi see a madwoman a walk fast a come towards mi. Mi a wonder a what a gwane, so mi start walk fast; but the more mi walk, a the more she catch mi up," the woman related.

Startled, she quickened her pace, but it wasn't enough.

"Next ting mi know, she just grab the tea outa mi hand. Mi frighten suh till mi couldn't even continue to run. Mi stand up a look as she just walk go across the road and hold a sit down and a drink mi coffee and a look pon mi," said the janitor, now finding humour in the bizarre encounter.

"Mi end up laugh over it and feel even sympathetic, because she appear to be pregnant, and mi all a tell myself say if mi see her again probably I would buy her another. The vendor dem tell mi say a regular summen fi har fi just see people buy dem good food and 'time pedal' dem and grab it," she said.