Senior citizen murdered in his home at eight miles

Two notorious residents of the West Lake Community—mile eight on the Western Highway—are currently detained for the murder of a seventy-three year old resident. Reports are that an act of revenge was exacted with a kitchen knife on Saturday night following an altercation between two groups. Duane Moody found out more.

Duane Moody Reporting
Seventy-three year old Alvin Robinson was brutally killed inside his room—a detached structure about a hundred yards away from the family house—when two men allegedly stabbed him several times to the neck in retaliation for the actions of a couple of his relatives. Shortly before ten that night, Robinson’s granddaughter, Viannie Majil, made the dreadful discovery while taking him supper. Majil says she was shocked when she saw her grandfather covered in blood and immediately ran for help.

Viannie Majil, Granddaughter of Deceased
“Every night we ker tea fi ah and thing like that bout nine-thirty, ten when we gone dah back deh gawn ker ih tea. I find him the sit down pan ih bed, ih back mi deh slouched and ih head mi deh down and ih two hands mi deh to ih side.”

Cpl. Everon Tek
“He received four stab wounds—three to the right side of the neck and one to the right side of the jaw. What was the weapon used? Was it a knife? What kind of knife? It was a kitchen knife, a stainless steel kitchen knife.”

Daughter, Michelle Majil, says the suspects were frequent visitors to their home.

Michelle Majil, Daughter of Deceased
“Yes, two individuals were in the yard earlier and it was two guys that always came in, visit us and eat, laugh and talk with us and I surprise things happen like this. I no know what that the motive and I woulda wahn ask they why they do such thing like this to my father. Why they do this to my father because he noh deserve fi mi gawn like this.”

But while the family does not know why the men would want to kill Robinson, Second Officer in Charge of the Hattieville Police, Corporal Everon Tek, says the motive was revenge.

Cpl. Everon Tek, 2nd O.C., Hattieville Police
“The motive for the crime investigation so far is revenge.”

Duane Moody
“Revenge on a seventy-three year old man?”

Cpl. Everon Tek
“He wasn’t the target. He wasn’t the intended target.

Duane Moody
“But yet he was killed and stabbed several times to the neck noh?”

Cpl. Everon Tek
“Right. There was an altercation earlier with Gregory August and Dwayne Almendarez with a set from Sunset Park who usually visits the Robinson family. Investigation has revealed that this set from Sunset Park pulled a fire arm at Gregory August who was at the residence drinking along with the Robinsons. They road off stating that they’ll be back. They came back through the feeder road earlier and did not find the Sunset Crew. Mr. Robinson was at the wrong place at the wrong time. they went there with the intention to provoke a fight with one Andrew Smith and Tyron Ramsey who was at the yard at the time.”

The two persons detained are notorious for criminal activities in the 8 Miles Area and according to Tek turned themselves in on Sunday.

Cpl. Everon Tek
“Presently one is Dwayne Almendarez, better known as ‘Tunks’, and the other is one Gregory August. Both are detained pending charges. They hand in themselves the next morning, Sunday morning.”

Duane Moody
“With the murder weapon?”

Cpl. Everon Tek
“We managed to locate the murder weapons whilst at the crime scene.”

Duane Moody
“Where was it found, sir?”

Cpl. Everon Tek
“It was found about three hundred feet away from the murder scene.”

Duane Moody
“I understand they gained access through a feeder road through the back?”

Cpl. Everon Tek
“That is correct?”

August and Almendarez will be charged for murder. Duane Moody Reporting for News Five.

August and Almendarez are two of four persons before the court for an attempted murder that occurred in March of 2006.