Portland vendor charged with murder of man found tied up in truck
Published:Wednesday | December 4, 2024 | 10:54 AM
The police have charged a 39-year-old Portland man for the death of a man who was found severely injured and tied up in a truck parked along a roadway.
He is Casrick Leslie, otherwise called 'Juba', of Cottage Lane in Sommer Town, Port Antonio.
His court date is being finalised.
Dead is 53-year-old Hubert Hemmings, otherwise called 'Sanchez' of Hope Bay, Portland.
Reports from the Port Antonio police are that about 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, lawmen were alerted by residents that a man was seen tied up and appeared to be badly injured.
Upon the arrival of the lawmen, they observed Hemmings tied to a parked truck.
He was assisted to hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.
Further investigations by the lawmen led to Leslie being arrested.
He later gave a caution statement to the police which resulted in him being charged.
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