St Andrew man charged following double murder, beheading

A 23-year-old man has been charged with the shooting deaths and beheading of two men on Courburn Lane in St Andrew.

Roger Smith of Collins Close, Kingston 8 was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, conspiracy to murder, illegal possession of firearm and illegal possession of ammunition following an incident on Friday, October 16, 2020.

The deceased are 32-year-old Mark Wellington otherwise called 'Blackie', of Maxfield Avenue and 18-year-old Leonard Hendricks otherwise called ‘Plattie', of Kew Lane, both in Kingston 12.

Reports from the St Andrew South Police are that about 5:00 p.m., Wellington and Hendricks were seated in a Toyota Probox motorcar when Smith, along with other armed men, approached and opened gunfire hitting them.

Their heads were then severed.

Smith was arrested in Trelawny during an operation on Thursday May 6. He was charged after a question and answer session

His court date is being finalised.

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