A 16-year-old girl charged with the murder of another girl the same age is to appear before the Lucea Family Court in Hanover today.
The dead girl is 16-year-old Shaniekey Brown, otherwise called Ribbon, of Johnson Town in Hanover.
Both girls were student at Merlene Ottey High School in the parish.
The accused — who can’t be named as she’s a minor — is charged with murder and unlawful wounding.
Reports are that at about 10:30 PM last Sunday, both girls were at a birthday party in Johnson Town, when they started fighting.
It’s reported that accused left the party and returned with a knife, which she allegedly used to stab Brown, killing her.
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