Jamaica: Man shot dead hours after being accused of raping a woman

Kingston: Another horrific incident reported, where a man was shot dead on Wednesday, just a few hours after he was being accused of raping a woman. 

The incident was reported in the region of Eleven Miles in Bull Bay, St Thomas. 

What actually happened – 

The local media reported that the armed man pounced upon the woman and then brutally raped her. He soon fled the area, and then a complaint was made against him. 

Just a few hours after the incident was reported, the police officials were informed about the other one, noting that a man was lying on the road having several bullet wounds in another section of the Eleven Miles area. 

After a while, the man scummed to his injuries. The report further cites that the deceased was identified as accused by the rape victim. 

No further lead or any information has yet been informed by the police authorities. It is still not known who was behind the shooting of the rape accused, who has been identified as ‘Chop Chop’ by his nickname. 

The murder rate in the island of Jamaica is increasing at a massive rate, seeing which Prime Minister Andrew Holness imposed a state of emergency in hotspot regions of crime. 

On the other hand, a 48-hour curfew in sections of Zimbabwe, Mexico and Angola communities in the Kingston Western Division on November 29, 2021, by the police officers.

Prime Minister has given the authority to the Jamaican police to take harsh steps or any action they can to curb the rising crime rate in the island country. 

It is the nation which is having the highest crime rate in the Caribbean region. While the highest rape cases are being reported in the island nation of Grenada in the region.  

This rising crime rate in Jamaica is a threat to its tourism sector.