Lindo Creek update…
– concludes that at least six persons died at Lindo Creek based on DNA analysis performed on the bones found
THE Ministry of Home Affairs last night disclosed that the competent Jamaican Authority that performed DNA analysis on bones found at Lindo Creek following the June 2008 massacre there, has concluded that the presence of at least six individuals have been established.

However, only three full profiles were obtained as a result of the analysis, the ministry said in a statement issued around 20:00 hrs last night.

Of the three profiles, the ministry said two were associated with reference samples submitted by possible parents.

Reference samples submitted by siblings were, however, inadequate to establish any relationship.

Subsequently, the competent Jamaican Authority conducting the analysis has requested DNA samples of the following individuals, namely:

** Lancelot Lee

** Horace Drakes

** Cedrick Arokium

** Nigel Torres

“The Ministry of Home Affairs wishes to inform that arrangements are being made to have the samples taken as requested,” the ministry stated.

Jamaican investigators were roped in to conduct DNA tests on the remains found at Lindo Creek in June last year.

In July last year, a senior police official reportedly contacted camp owner Leonard Arokium and asked that he notify relatives to show up at Eve Leary for the tests, which will confirm whether the remains at the camp were indeed the eight men, who Arokium said had been killed and burned.

Those believed killed at the site were Dax Arokium, Cedrick Arokium, Compton Speirs, Horace Drakes, Clifton Wong, Lancelot Lee, Bonny Harry and Nigel Torres.

Arokium believes that members of the joint services were responsible for the deaths of the eight miners following the June 21, 2008 discovery of bones and skulls at Camp Lindo.

The Joint Services have strongly denied this. The police have since said that ballistics tests on the spent shells discovered at the scene found that they matched one of the weapons that was recovered by the security forces from Cecil Ramcharran called ‘Uncle Willie’ and Robin Chung called ‘Chung Boy’ who were slain at Goat Farm during a confrontation with lawmen.

Police had said they encountered Rondell ‘Fineman’ Rawlins and his gang during a confrontation at Christmas Falls on June 6. They said one of the gunmen was killed while six others managed to escape.