A 48-hour curfew is now in effect in sections of Central Village, St. Catherine.

According to a statement from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), the curfew began at 6:00 pm on Tuesday (March 12) and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm on March 14.

This comes hours after a family home in Compound, Central Village was firebombed around 1:00 am yesterday, killing a mother, her two daughters and her grandson.

The St Catherine police are probing the incident.

The boundaries of the curfew are as follows:

South: Along an imaginary line from Compound Taxi Stand onto Mandela Highway west-east to
Astrom.

West: Along an imaginary line from Astrom to the Military Rang running south-north.

North: Along an imaginary line running east-west from the Military Rang to Windsor Road, vicinity of Prophetess Morris Christian Church.

East: Along an imaginary line from Windsor Road, vicinity of Prophetess Morris Christian Church to the compound taxi stand running north-south.

During the hours of the curfew, all persons within its boundaries are required to remain within their premises, unless otherwise authorised by the ground commander.