By: Spokesman Newsroom
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (Thursday 12th May 2022) — Almost one month after a young man was charged with the murder of a missing man on St. Kitts, police have charged him with the murder of a second man whose remains were identified through DNA testing after he was last seen over four months ago in November 2021. 29-year-old Trevern Edwards of Stapleton Village has been charged for the murders of 29-year-old Jesse Lee of Lime Kiln and 67-year-old Arthur Henry of Fountain Estate. He was charged for Lee’s murder on Tuesday 10th May 2022 and for Henry’s murder on Thursday 13th April.
In a statement issued on Wednesday 11th May, police indicated that the identity of the human remains found in the Bayford’s Mountain area on April 01, 2022 has been determined through DNA testing. DNA samples from the remains and a close relative were sent abroad for testing; the results were recently received and proved to be a match. Police determined that the remains are those of Jesse Lee, who was last seen on November 18, 2021. In relation to Henry, the offence was committed on March 24; an autopsy confirmed death was as a result of severe brain injury due to a single gunshot wound to the head, and his body was found in the Fountain Estate Mountain area on April 05. Edwards remains at Her Majesty’s Prison where he was also remanded for the offence of Assault with Intent to Rob committed on March 11, 2022.