Nationwide News understands that the male suspect being sought in relation to the killing of two children whose bodies were found this morning at a pond in Martha Brae Trelawny, is known to their family.
The bodies are those of 12-year-old Omari Sterling and 10-year-old Meleeka Mitchell, of Norwood, St. James.
They had been missing since Sunday, and Ananda Alerts were activated.
Nationwide News sources say the police have ruled out drowning as the cause of their deaths.
It’s understood both bodies bore marks which suggest the children were killed and their bodies dumped in Martha Brae.
Opposition Spokesperson on Youth, Olivia Grange, has condemned their killing, describing it as ‘horrendous’.
The Office of the Children’s Registry, OCR, says it’s ‘troubled’ by the news of the children’s killing.
Nationwide News understands that the children were among a group of seven who reportedly left their home in Norwood, in St. James, to go on a beach trip on Sunday morning.
It’s understood that when the rest of the group, which comprised four other children and one adult, was ready to leave, Meleeka and Omari could not be found.
Family members and friends from the Norwood community had been searching for them since Sunday.
Their bodies were reportedly discovered this morning by a group of boys from the Martha Brae community, who had gone crab hunting.
