Forensic investigators at the scene of the murder of veteran journalist Barbara Gayle (inset) at the Caymanas Country Club Estate in St Catherine on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
December 25, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Police have charged a man in relation to the murder of retired journalist Barbara Gayle at her Caymanas Country Club Estate home in St Catherine last week.
Charged is 24-year-old Travis Ellis of Gulf, Gregory Park in the parish. Ellis is charged with murder and robbery with aggravation.
Reports are that about 11:00 am on Tuesday, December 17, Gayle’s body was found with multiple stab wounds inside her house. The 77-year-old woman’s car was found in the vicinity of Dyke Road in the parish the following day.
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Ellis was arrested on Wednesday, December 18 in Grange Lane, after reportedly being found hiding in bushes in St Catherine.