BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – A teenager has been held responsible for committing the first murder of 2009.
According to information which was confirmed by Press and Public Relations Officer of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Inspector Vaughan Henderson, Bernel Whyte (18) of Fort Thomas Road was formally arrested and charged with the murder of Isimba 'Ratty' Bradley.
The 17-year-old Bradley met his demise about 12:40 a.m. on January 10, 2009 after he was shot by a masked individual while walking along Central Street, Basseterre with a friend. Reports reaching SKNVibes indicate that the shooting occurred in the vicinity of Pizza Place, located on that street.
Further information received by this media house state that after Bradley was shot, he ran from Central Street, down Fort Street and collapsed in the vicinity of the round-about located just opposite RAMS on the Bay Road.
Additionally, sometime after Bradley’s murder, Whyte was shot by the police in Upper Market Street. He was hospitalised and taken into police custody. However, hours after his discharge from the Joseph N. France General Hospital on January 23, 2009, he was released from police custody.
According to Henderson, Whyte was officially charged by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department on Wednesday, November 25, 2009.
He also informed that Whyte has already appeared before the court and was remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison.
