Former MP Jolyan Silvera charged with wife’s murder
Published:Friday | January 19, 2024 | 12:08 PM
Investigators probing the death of Melissa Silvera have charged her husband, Jolyan, with murder.
Detectives assigned to the Major Investigation Division (MID) charged the former St Mary Western Member of Parliament today following a third round of questioning.
Jolyan was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon.
He spent the night at a Corporate Area lock up.
Attorney Richard Lynch reportedly attended the question and answer session today.
Melissa, 42, was murdered at her home located at Diamond Court, Diamond Road, Stony Hill.
Initial reports stated that Melissa died in her sleep on November 10 of natural cause, a month shy of her eighth wedding anniversary.
An autopsy performed three weeks after her death unearthed at least three bullet fragments in her body.
This prompted the police to launch a murder investigation.
Jolyan Silvera's licensed firearm was taken for ballistic testing.
- Andre Williams
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