A police corporal has been charged with murder among other offences in the shooting death of Ribbiz UltraLounge employee Jermaine Richards in January. It follows a probe into the incident by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM).
Corporal Patrick Williams appeared at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday to answer to the charges which also include using a firearm to commit a felony; assault occasioning bodily harm; assault at common law and willfully making a false statement to an INDECOM investigator.
Richards, who worked as a chef at Ribbiz UltraLounge, was fatally shot on January 24 during a confrontation with an off-duty policeman in the parking lot of the Ardenne Emirates Plaza complex where the restaurant is located.
The incident triggered protests from residents of Fleet Street in Kingston where Richards resided, the community members demanding justice for the 40-year-old man they claimed was unjustly killed.
In a statement at the time, the operators of Ribbiz UltraLounge said they were “shocked and deeply saddened” by the death of Richards who they remembered as a hardworking and dedicated employee.
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