A man has been charged with murder in the death of a Saint John woman living in St. Lucia, the Royal St. Lucia Police Force has confirmed. Dempster, 34, was pronounced dead at the scene, with the cause of death cited as "blunt-force trauma to the head," the St. Lucia Times reported. On Thursday, St. Lucia police communications officer Ann Joseph confirmed that Rohan Girard of Gros Islet, St. Lucia, has been charged with murder. Joseph did not provide an age for Girard but said he is a St. Lucia resident and had been in a relationship with Dempster. "We offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the Canadian citizen who was murdered in St. Lucia," spokesperson Jason Kung said in an email.

Source: CBC News December 24, 2020 18:56 UTC