There is shock in the St Peter’s community of St Kitts as police have charged Colander Caines, 35, with the murders of 4-year-old Calysia Caines and six-month-old Kevon Caines.
Colander Caines is their mother.
According to a statement from the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force, Colander Caines, 35, of Upper Monkey Hill, St Peter’s, St Kitts, was charged with two counts of Murder for the deaths of 4-year-old Calaysia Caines (female) and six-month-old Kevon Caines (male), both also of Upper Monkey Hill.
The criminal acts were committed between February 8 and 9, 2024.
Caines was charged on February 12, 2024, at the Basseterre Police Station.
Last Friday, police responded to the scene of the incident at the home of 35-year-old Colander Caines, the mother. Police found four-year-old Calaysia Caines and six-month-old Kevon Caines in a bedroom.
Both were unresponsive and subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene. Ms Caines was found alive in another bedroom.
According to a local media report, the autopsies revealed the cause of death of the two children as mechanical asphyxia.
