Detectives attached to the Clarendon Division have charged a fisherman of Portland Cottage in the parish with murder following the May 13 death of his wife.
He is 28-year-old Rory Palmer.
Dead is Jaeda Whitehead of Mars, Toronto, Canada, and Sharers Heights, Portland Cottage, Portland.
Reports from the Lionel Town police are that at about 4pm on Friday, May 12, Palmer and his spouse had a dispute that got physical. It is reported that Palmer threw a fan at her, hitting her in the face, after which he slammed her head into a wall several times.
Sometime later, she was found unresponsive.
The police were alerted and, on their arrival, Whitehead was seen lying in a bed, unresponsive. She was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Palmer was taken into custody and initially charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. The charge was upgraded to murder following extensive investigation and consultation with personnel from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution and the Crime Office.
His court date is being arranged.