Kemar Mitchell surrenders to police over Harbour View stabbing of Excelsior student

Police say the man who allegedly stabbed a 13-year-old Excelsior High School student during a family quarrel in Harbour View has turned himself in.

He is Kemar Mitchell, 29. Investigators with the Kingston East Police Division say he presented himself on Thursday night. Detectives are due to question him today.

The case drew heavy criticism on social media. The attack took place around 10:00 p.m. on May 9 at Kemelia Paul’s Bayshore Park address in Harbour View, St Andrew. Paul, a seventh-form pupil at Excelsior, was wounded when a row among relatives escalated, police said.

Her mother, Josephine Mitchell, told The STAR earlier this week that relatives stepped in to break up the clash. “My daughter and another relative try fi part the fight and push him off,” she said.

Reports indicate the teenager has already had two surgeries and still needs further treatment. Officers say their probe into the matter continues.