St James man charged with murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl
Published:Friday | March 2, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Fifty-five-year-old Courtney Allen otherwise called ‘Zoo Bug’ has been charged with the murder of St James schoolgirl 14-year-old Tianna Clarke.
Clarke's body was found in an unfinished building in the community of Brown’s Lane, St James on Saturday, February 17.
Allen, a labourer of Granville Drive in St James was charged by police detectives following an interview in the presence of his attorney and an identification parade.
The police have not released a date when he will appear in court.
After being identified as a person of interest following the discovery of the teen's body, Allen surrendered to the police the same day.
Tianna had reportedly left her home to go to a local shop, but family members raised an alarm when she did not return.
Community members then went in search of her and found her body with wounds to the head in the building.
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