Post by baypress on Apr 3, 2022 3:23:03 GMT
The St James police have arrested and charged 25-year-old Lilliput resident Christian Johnson with manslaughter in relation to the deaths of her two children in a fire at their home in the parish last year.
The police say that on May 21, 2021, Johnson, the mother of the two minors, reportedly left both children in a one-bedroom board house in Barrett Hall St James and went to a shop.
Shortly afterward, she rushed home after hearing that the house was on fire with her two children trapped inside.
Residents in the community attempted to extinguish the blaze, however, their efforts proved futile.
The minors were pronounced dead, and Johnson was arrested and subsequently charged.
Her court date is being finalised.
The police say that on May 21, 2021, Johnson, the mother of the two minors, reportedly left both children in a one-bedroom board house in Barrett Hall St James and went to a shop.
Shortly afterward, she rushed home after hearing that the house was on fire with her two children trapped inside.
Residents in the community attempted to extinguish the blaze, however, their efforts proved futile.
The minors were pronounced dead, and Johnson was arrested and subsequently charged.
Her court date is being finalised.