A POST mortem examination carried out on Linden Newspaper vendor, Albert Ashby, confirmed that the elderly man died from an incised wound on the right side of his chest that punctured an internal organ.According to Divisional Commander, Calvin Brutus, the wound could have been a bicycle spokes or another very thin object. The wound was so thin that it could not have been visible to the naked eye, the Senior Superintendent confirmed.

Three teenage boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, have reportedly confessed to the murder after they were positively identified by an eyewitness. The boys, who had previous brushes with the law, are currently in custody at the Mackenzie Police Station, while the police are awaiting word from the Director of Prosecution to have them charged either with murder or manslaughter.

The boys gave conflicting stories to the Police about how they planned to rob the newspaper vendor who operated his stall on the Wismar Shore. According to Brutus, they orchestrated the plan the day before and armed themselves with a “jukker.”
“One of them observed him while the other was on the lookout but they kept switching positions as to who did what,” revealed Brutus.

The eyewitness claimed to have seen the boys in proximity to the shop acting in a suspicious manner and asked what they were doing there.

Ashby called “Finny” of Half Mile Wismar Linden was last Friday discovered in an unconscious state sitting leaning against the front of his shop. The elderly man was rushed to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was pronounced dead on arrival. There was no blood or no weapon was seen close by. The man who lived alone was disabled and residents expressed their anger upon hearing that the man might have been murdered.

He was last seen alive earlier in the day walking and selling his newspapers as he did over the past decades. “Finny was a humble man just walking and selling his newspaper to make a living, how can people be so cruel,” said a resident.

Ashby shared the business with his wife and completely took it over after she passed some years ago.

Linden residents described him as a quiet and humble individual.