Lloyd Hay, a stalwart in north St Catherine commerce and politics, has been hospitalised in serious condition after being badly beaten by thugs who invaded his home in Tavern Hall early yesterday morning.
His daughter, People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament (MP) Sharon Hay-Webster, told The Gleaner that her 81-year-old father sustained multiple injuries, including head wounds and a cracked rib. She said his attackers took his licensed firearm and money.
Hay-Webster, who is MP for South Central St Catherine, said the incident was "tragic".
The Guys Hill police, who are investigating the incident, said no arrests have been made.
Retired Court of Appeal judge, Ransford Langrin, died yesterday morning at his home in St Andrew. Justice Langrin was 77. He had been ailing for the past two months. Yesterday, the Court of Appeal observed a minute's silence as a mark of respect to Justice Langrin. The court also expressed condolences to his wife Gloria, who is an attorney-at-law. Justice Langrin was a senior assistant attorney general in the Attorney General's Department until he was appointed a Supreme Court judge. He was appointed to the Court of Appeal Bench in 1999 and retired in 2002. Shortly after, he was appointed chairman of the Constituted Authority, which had the power to void elections and order reruns if they were not conducted in accordance with the law. He was also a member of the Jamaica Privy Council. A SUSPECT in the shooting death of racehorse trainer Donovan Bruce at Caymanas Park two Fridays ago was killed in a shoot-out with the police early yesterday morning in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine. Reports are that a police party on foot patrol in Newlands accosted a group of men who opened fire in its direction. Fire was returned, resulting in the man being killed. The deceased has been identified as 'Egg Head', one of three men wanted for alleged participation in Bruce's death at his stable. According to a St Catherine South police source, Egg Head was a known member of the notorious Umbrella gang, said to be run by its jailed leader from the St Catherine District Prison. The gang is considered the most notorious criminal outfit in Portmore.