Murder-suicide rocks Manchester

Damion Mitchell, News Editor



Several members of the Manchester police division are in shock this afternoon following the murder of a woman corporal attached to the division, her son and the father of her child.



They were shot dead in Melrose Mews, Manchester last night by an ex sergeant who then killed himself.



The victims are: 43-year-old woman corporal Bevon Hutchinson-Anderson of Melrose Mews, 45-year-old Rohan Shaw of Rosedale Drive in Mandeville and their 12-year-old Keinon Shaw of Melrose Mews.



The ex-police sergeant, 58-year-old Osbourne Whitton, took early retirement approximately three years ago.



He died at hospital around 1:30 this morning while undergoing treatment.



It’s reported that woman corporal Hutchinson-Anderson previously had a relationship with ex-sergeant Witton.



According to reports, minutes after midnight, the ex-police sergeant gained entry to the house of the police corporal, who had celebrated her birthday yesterday.



After a brief confrontation he reportedly shot her and her son’s father, who was visiting, then went to a bedroom and killed her 12 year old son .



It is alleged that Mr Witton then went to neighbours and told them he had committed the murders and would be shooting himself upon the arrival of the police.



Our correspondent reports that a taxi operator who lives nearby said when the police arrived; he heard a single explosion.



This incident comes less than two weeks after corporal Wayne LLewellyn murdered his father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law and his step-daughter in Three Hill, St Mary.



The corporal also shot and injured his wife before taking his own life.



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