7-y-o traumatised after finding grandpa killed in bed

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7-y-o traumatised after finding grandpa killed in bed

Maya Robinson was forced on Sunday to send away her traumatised seven-year-old son from their Margaret Street home in east Kingston after he walked in to find his grandfather, 64-year-old Keith Robinson, dead in bed. The retiree was reportedly...

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1816

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1976

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