“Our thoughts are with Her Majesty The Queen, and the wider Royal family at this difficult time. The Duke of Edinburgh has visited our towns on a number of occasions over the past 70 years. Many local people who are still resident in our area will have attended these historic events and will treasure their own recollections of those days. In 1966, the Duke of Edinburgh accompanied The Queen when they visited Bournemouth Gardens, Christchurch town centre and the Christchurch Priory. Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Lesley Dedman said: “As Mayor of Christchurch I send the condolences of our Town to the Queen and all the Royal Family upon the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
A man who was charged with the murder of his stepson last year, was remanded in police custody when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Friday.
Ochest Rose, otherwise called ‘Phillip’, of Seaview Gardens, St Andrew, is charged with the murder of eight-year-old Galen Buchanan of Spanish Town Road, also in St Andrew.
A hearing in the case is to be held on Rose s next court appearance to determine whether the matter should be transferred to the High Court for trial.
Rose was remanded in custody until February 1.
Rose, who was found in Trelawny, was taken into custody two days after the little boy was discovered, and was charged with murder on February 4, 2020 by detectives from the Major Investigation Division (MID).