Update | Linstead man charged after woman dies in incident at Bog Walk

Update | Linstead man charged after woman dies in incident at Bog Walk

June 15, 2021 0 By Horace Mills

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers have charged a man in relation to a fatal crash, which unfolded at Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine last week Tuesday, June 8.

The accused is Malik Wynter, a 21-year-old resident of Cheesefield district in Linstead, St. Catherine.

He is charged with Manslaughter.

The police allege that, shortly after 9 o’clock in the morning, Wynter was driving a Toyota Fielder motor car through the Bog Walk Gorge, heading towards Bog Walk town.

He allegedly overtook a line of traffic, and slammed into a Toyota Hiace minibus.

The police stated that, as a result of the collision, the bus plunged into the river.

Everyone made it out of the bus alive, except 59-year-old Valerie Ennis from Whitehouse Housing Scheme in the Linstead area.

According to the police, nine other people were treated at hospital.


WE also do obituaries, advertisement, and special coverage of funerals, birthday parties, weddings, and other milestones. Call or WhatsApp us at 876-305-4574 or emaail us at jamaicabeaconnews@gmail.com.