Cop killed at police station

A few hours after a Corporate Area businessman and his wife were discharged from criminal proceedings at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Monday, the businessman is alleged to have committed suicide on the compound of the Half-Way Tree Police Station.

The deceased have been identified as Deon Singh, and Detective Sergeant Kevin Mayne. Singh and his wife Sophia appeared before Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell, answering to three counts of failure to deliver goods and services by a contracted date and three counts of fraudulent conversion.

It is alleged that three complainants engaged the services of the couple to import vehicles. One of the complainants indicated that he paid over sums in April and was promised his vehicle two weeks later. However, he said when he contacted the couple, he received excuses and further delayed delivery dates.

The court was informed by the investigator that the complainants were refunded prior to the matter being called up in court.

Senior Parish Judge Burrell discharged the couple but before they could leave investigators from the Criminal Investigative Branch of the Half-Way Tree Police Station entered the courtroom and declared that they have an interest in speaking with the couple.

Singh and his wife were escorted from the courtroom by a police officer and taken to the Half-Way Tree Police Station. THE STAR understands that sometime after 6 p.m., while police were attempting to arrest Singh, he allegedly disarmed a cop and shot Mayne. It is further alleged that Singh then shot himself. Both men were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.