Labourer charged for murder of 60-year-old Diamond Pastor
MURDER ACCUSED Branson Paris (forefront), is being led away from the Serious Offenses Court in Kingstown by a police officer.
From the Courts
May 15, 2026

Labourer charged for murder of 60-year-old Diamond Pastor

A 31-YEAR-OLD LABOURER of Diamond appeared in court on Wednesday, May 13,2026 charged with the murder of Roseclair Williams,a 60-year-old woman and pastor’s wife.

The Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said in a release that on May 12, 2026, they arrested and charged Branson Paris with the offence of murder.

It is alleged that with malice aforethought, Paris caused the death of Williams, a resident of Diamond, by stabbing her about her body and cutting her throat with a knife.

The offence was committed in Diamond on April 21, 2026. Paris appeared at the Serious offences Court before Senior Magistrate, Colin John, on May 13, 2026. He was not allowed to plea as the matter is indictable. The presiding magistrate ordered that the defendant be sent to the Mental Health Centre for observation. The matter was adjourned to June 16, 2026.

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