ST ANN'S BAY, St Ann A mother of seven and three of her sons are facing murder charges in relation to the death of a 17-year-old youth with whom the woman's daughter was said to have been involved in a relationship.

Charged for the murder of Brian Johnson are 36-year-old Reita Paige and her sons 18-year-old Odane Smith and two juveniles ages 16 and 14 all of Mansfield Heights better known as Fauklands in Ocho Rios, St Ann.

All four appeared in the St Ann's Bay Resident Magistrates Court yesterday where the mother and one of her juvenile sons were remanded until August 12.

The young boy, the court was told, had some mental problems and the presiding magistrates Carolyn Tai has ordered that he be assessed by a psychiatrist.

The other two accused sons, Odane Smith and his 14-year-old brother were each offered bail in the sum of $200,000 with surety. As a condition of their bail, they are to report to the Ocho Rios police on Mondays and Thursdays and a curfew was imposed on them.

The four are accused of using a knife and screwdrivers to inflict several stab wounds to Johnson's back, chest and head.

It is alleged that on July 7, at about 2:00 am, the 14-year-old girl and Johnson had a dispute at his house. The girl reportedly left and went to her home nearby where she reported the incident to family members.

According to information before the court, Paige and her three sons armed themselves with a knife and screwdrivers and went in search of Johnson. He was accosted on a roadway in the community after he was not found at his house.

The prosecution is alleging that all four launched an attack on Johnson stabbing him multiple times. The blade of the knife reportedly broke in the youth's chest.