Two men charged with murder after vendor beaten in Duncans, Trelawny dies
Published:Sunday | March 2, 2025 | 5:10 PM
Two Trelawny men have been charged with murder over the death of a man who succumbed to injuries in hospital after being beaten by a group in Duncans.
Charged are 58-year-old shopkeeper Franklyn Brown, otherwise known as ‘Johnny’, of Duncans, and 26-year-old Nicholas Thomas of Logwood, both in Trelawny.
Dead is 61-year-old vendor Milton Morris of Crawle district in Duncans.
Reports from the Falmouth police are that about 10:45 p.m. on Friday, January 31, Brown and Thomas were among a group of people who beat Morris during a dispute.
Morris received several injuries and was hospitalised.
The injured man later succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, February 23.
An investigation was launched into Morris’ death, and both men were subsequently taken into custody.
They were charged on Saturday, March 01, after they were pointed out on an identification parade.
Their court date is being finalised.
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