22-Year-Old Man Charged with Killing 1-Year-Old

By Admin. Updated 9:32 a.m., Monday, February 26, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

Police say they have charged 22-year-old Jeremiah Samuel of Rose Hall with the Kidnapping and Murder of Janae Samuel-Wright, a 1-year-old infant of the same address.

In a press release issued today (February 26) the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF), said the charges were laid against the accused on Sunday 25th February 2024 at the Major Crime Unit, Police Headquarters, Kingstown. 

Samuel is charged that on Saturday 10th February 2024, in Rose Hall he stole and carried away the deceased without the consent of her mother, police said in the release.

The issue had created a stir in the North Leeward community with many residents seeking vigilante justice.

According to the press release, the accused was also charged with malice aforethought, he caused the death of Janae Samuel-Wright by an unlawful act. 

The defendant will be arraigned today (26.02.24) at the Kingstown Magistrate Court.

He is not expected to plea to the indictable charge.