The police have charged a fourteen-year-old girl after she admitted to stabbing a 15-year-old boy to death during a dispute in Portmore, St. Catherine.
The deceased boy has been identified as Duscane Elliot, a resident of Beverly Flat, Newland, Portmore. The victim and the female perpetrator, who resided in the same community, were reportedly both high school dropouts.
According to reports, Elliot, who has been described as a well-mannered young man who wanted to go back to school, had been living by himself after the death of his mother in 2024. The police apprehended the perpetrator after fleeing the scene of Elliot’s murder last week, on September 5.
Reports state that the fourteen-year-old was charged with murder after giving a caution statement and admitting to fatally stabbing Elliot. A resident of the community shared with the Jamaica Star that on the day of the incident, the girl had gone to Elliot’s house to burn clothing belonging to her boyfriend, who appears to have been staying with Elliot.
However, some of the clothing that she took belonged to Elliot. He reportedly woke up and saw her burning the clothing and told her to stop. The girl proceeded to take half of a pair of scissors and stab him in the chest.
The witness shared that Elliot lost consciousness in front of her and a group of women while begging for help.
“Him come out here and him bawl out say ‘Help mi’ and him a hold him chest. Mi ask him a wah and him say (name withheld) stab him. After that him foot cross and him eye just roll over. Him basically dead right here suh before him reach hospital. Mi feel it when him cry for help and just dead in front a we. We couldn’t do anything. All a dis just really wicked” The woman said.
A court date for the minor is being arranged.
