Trial on Friday for man who allegedly dismembered uncle
Published:Tuesday | September 30, 2025 | 12:14 AMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter
The trial is set to begin on Friday of a man accused of fatally chopping his uncle at their home in Stony Hill, St Andrew, before chartering a taxi to transport the dead man’s body parts to Cavaliers, where he set the remains ablaze.
The incident took place three years ago.
The accused, 43-year-old Samuel ‘Peter John’ Waldo, who is in police custody, is said to have killed 77-year-old Derrick ‘Reds’ Lindsay on June 4, 2022.
Waldo then vanished, and the victim was reported missing about 8 p.m. that night.
Detectives cracked the case a few days later.
On June 6, the police were led down a precipice where smoke was still emanating from some of Lindsay’s remains about 11 a.m.
The Gleaner was at the scene when the discovery was made and was first to report the grisly find in bushes in Cavaliers.
Reports from the Stony Hill police are that investigations led to Waldo’s home, where blood stains were found inside.
Waldo was arrested some weeks later after he was accosted in Kencot, St Andrew, in the St Andrew Central Police Division.
The trial was initially to begin yesterday but was put off when the matter was called up.
After the murder, Waldo reportedly chartered the taxi and travelled with two suitcases filled with the body parts.
Investigators say the taxi driver was questioned and released.
The prosecution believe Waldo bought $500 worth of gasolene before he was taken to the remote location.
The taxi driver, who was questioned by the police, reportedly took lawmen and relatives to a separate location before taking them to the area where he had dropped Waldo off with what he believed was luggage.
The investigation also found that bleach and other chemicals were used in the house where the murder took place, in an attempt to clean the scene. However, blood stains were still found at the home.
Lorna Lindsay, the daughter of the deceased, has been to court for every appearance of the accused since Waldo was charged.
She told The Gleaner yesterday she was happy the trial is set to begin on Friday.
“The setback was partly because of the psychiatric evaluation process. He was evaluated, then the time passed and he had to be re-evaluated. The court said everything is ready to proceed with the trial come Friday. We ready to bring this matter to an end,” a relative told The Gleaner, adding that the family is nearing closure.
Justice Leighton Pusey is presiding over the trial.
Waldo is a former musician who had songs playing on the airwaves several years ago.