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Man charged for hitting another in the face with gun freed

A licensed firearm holder accused of hitting a man in the face with his weapon was on Wednesday freed of gun charges. Michael Uylett, former president of Sydenham Citizens' Association in St Catherine, was facing a charge of using a firearm to...

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