A man accused of chopping his female employer to death, after she confronted him about some unfinished work on her farm, is now before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on a charge of murder.
Sixty-one-year-old Anthony Kinghorn, a resident of Daiken District in rural St Andrew, was remanded when he appeared in court on Tuesday.
It is alleged that on August 25, the woman — who is a British national — went to do business in the Corporate Area and returned some time after 6:00 pm.
Upon her return, an argument developed between herself and Kinghorn over work she had given him to do earlier. During the argument, Kinghorn allegedly left the premises and returned later with a machete which he used to chop the woman all over her body.
Kinghorn reportedly went back to his house, set it ablaze and fled the area.
However, it is alleged that he later confessed to a friend. Residents of the area, on learning of the incident, went in search of the woman, who was found under a tent suffering from chop wounds. She was taken to Kingston Public Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The machete was allegedly recovered at the crime scene.
Meanwhile, Kinghorn was accosted on September 7 during a police operation in Denham Town, downtown Kingston.
When he was cautioned he reportedly declared, “Officer, a just ignorance mek mi kill her, mi nah go round yuh.”
He is set to reappear in court on November 6.
Him fi heng, a so di f**ka dem bad-mind woman boss and nuh feeel dem fi obey har instructions. Had working woman whe come back here a help fi build wi country
Sad sad sad! Di woman gave him a job which he probably desperately needed and this is how he repaid her. Him a must mad smaddy
This is the hard lesson to be careful who you take into your employ anywhere. Cause some folks look clean on di outside but dem head nuh right and dem heart nuh clean. May her soul rest in peace and justice served.
You going to chop up someone over simple argument over work. Judge a cuss out lawyers inna court every single day, some boss hab dem foot up your behind everyday, and breathing dung you neck like a dragon fi meet deadlines or else, tradespeople getting ripped off and cussed out by clients daily and none a dem nah kill because of it. Some folks have no knowledge of how to resolve conflict without violence, dem teck everything as a personal affront, any criticism is a ‘diss’ all when a dem wrong.