Taxi Driver

"St Mary, Jamaica - Police suspect that a 28-year-old taxi operator Richard Marsh, whose body was found hanging from a tree in his yard at Retreat Content in St Mary early yesterday morning, was responsible for the deaths of his girlfriend and her parents Tuesday night.

"According to the police, the bodies of Marsh's 25-year-old girlfriend Sherion Simpson; her mother Kathrine Laing-Matthews, 55; and her stepfather 85-year-old Roy Matthews were found with stab wounds in their Tower Isle home nearly two hours after the discovery of the taximan's body.

"Police said Simpson and her boyfriend were having problems and believed that her mother and stepfather were caught in the middle when things escalated Tuesday night.

"It is believed the murders were committed sometime between 9:00 pm and 12 midnight Tuesday. However, the bodies were not discovered until about 7:30 yesterday morning after Marsh's body was found hanging from the tree in his yard minutes after 5:00 am.

"Investigators believed that Marsh killed the three, then drove to Retreat Content - about five miles away - where he hanged himself. His body was discovered by relatives who had gone in search for him when he did not return after telling them he was going to take a bath.

"Police said following that discovery, calls made to Marsh's girlfriend's phone went unanswered. Commanding officer for St Mary, Superintendent Dudley Scott, said the police were led to the Matthews' house where Simpson had been staying for some time.

"He said the police found the bodies of all three victims inside the house with multiple knife wounds to the upper section of their bodies."

Source: Jamaica Observer...