Following the X6 Case



X6 Case Triggers Defence Wrath

Patrick Powell
The attorneys representing Patrick Powell, the businessman charged with the murder of 17-year-old Khajeel Mais, yesterday expressed disgust at what they claim was the discourtesy shown to them by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
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Powell appears before Supreme Court, case postponed

Khajeel Mais
Patrick Powell, the accused in the Khajeel Mais murder case, was remanded in custody until Monday when he appeared before the Home Circuit Court this morning.
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Patrick Powell charged with Khajeel Mais's murder

Khajeel Mais
Fifty-year-old Patrick Powell, a businessman of Belgrade Loop, Kingston 19 who was implicated in the shooting death of 17-year-old Khajeel Mais on Friday, July 1, 2011 has been charged.
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'Review firearm offence penalty'

Khajeel Mais
The alleged refusal of the suspect involved in the Khajeel Mais case to hand over his firearm and ammunition to the police for inspection, has prompted calls for a review of the penalty for the offence.
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Khajeel Mais Funeral Service

Khajeel Mais
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Khajeel Mais Laid To Rest

Khajeel Mais
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Online Feedback

Below are responses from online readers to yesterday's story 'Social media could present threats to police probes': I wish we could use the social media to get rid of our corrupt government the way Egypt used Facebook to remove Mubarak.
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'No Closure Til Justice Served' - Mother Lauds Police In BMW Killer Probe

THE POLICE's handling of the Khajeel Mais case has become the model to be used by investigators before they release the names of criminal suspects as persons of interest.
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LETTER OF THE DAY - Today's Media A Sad Reflection Of A Proud Past

I have been listening to the arguments relating to the releasing of the name of the X6 shooter, and I have one concern: Whose job is it to find out the identity of the person and inform the public? Is it the job of the police, or is it the job of the media?
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EDITORIAL - Suspend Cop In X6 Murder Probe

The Jamaican police are known, too often, perhaps, to take serious and precipitous action. But raiding the homes of fellow members of the constabulary is not among them.
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Different Laws For Rich And Poor

Do we have one justice system for the rich and another for the not-so-rich and those who are not well-connected?
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X6 Suspect To Be Questioned

Ealan-Powell
Police investigators probing the death of 17-year-old schoolboy Khajeel Mais have been accused of double standards for their decision not to release the identity of the alleged BMW X6 killer as a person of interest.
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X6 Suspect's Attorney Gives Thumbs Up To Cops

DEFENCE ATTORNEY Patrick Atkinson has called for the police to use the manner in which they have been releasing information about the killing of Kingston College student Khajeel Mais as a template for how they should handle similar cases in the future.
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Catching The Suspected X6 Killer

I wish to respond to the article, 'Suspected BMW killer's wealth raises question', which was published in The Gleaner on July 8.
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Mais' Alleged Killer Could Be Extradited

HEAD OF the Criminal Investigation Branch, Assistant Commissioner Ealan Powell, and his team are now busy wrapping up their preliminary investigation before drafting a provisional warrant for the United States to extradite the driver of the BMW X6 implicated in the murder of Kingston College schoolboy, Khajeel Mais.
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Cop's House Raided - Senior Police Officer Under Scrutiny In X6 Probe

The senior police officer whose home was raided by lawmen yesterday has denied any relationship with the suspect fingered in the killing of 17-year-old Khajeel Mais, sources close to The Gleaner say.
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Suspected BMW Killer's Wealth Raises Questions

The main suspect in the killing of Kingston College student, Khajeel Mais, is believed to be the owner of a Glock 9mm pistol, which preliminary investigations suggest was issued in 2003 at a St Andrew police division. Read More

'No Closure Til Justice Served' - Mother Lauds Police In BMW Killer Probe

THE PAIN remains unbearable. Uncontrollably, her tears flow. Allana Chevannes-Mais is angry, upset and sad by the killing of her youngest child, 17-year-old Khajeel Mais.
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Deploring Road Rage And Spiteful Insurers

Road rage has apparently claimed the life of yet another, this time an innocent, promising 17-year-old student Khajeel Mais.
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Road Rage Rubbish!

Mental-health experts have dismissed the idea of 'road rage' being a factor in the killing of 17-year-old Khajeel Mais by the owner of a BMW X5 last Friday night in St Andrew.
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Student Shot And Killed Police Searching For Driver Of BMW X5

Khajeel Mais
WESTERN BUREAU:Doctors at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) worked hard to save 17-year-old Khajeel Mais' life last Friday night, and when nothing seemed to be working, one of the medics held the Kingston College sixth-form student and prayed.
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