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Bodies fished from Martha Brae are missing Zion boys

Thursday, September 20, 2012 | 7:34 PM



KINGSTON, Jamaica — The bodies of 10-year-old Alex Brown, otherwise called ‘Romaine’ and seven-year-old Javani Brown, otherwise called ‘Prince’, neighbours of Zion, Martha Brae in Trelawny were fished from a section of the Martha Brae River today.

Relatives identified the bodies of the two boys.

The police report that about 11:50am, a passer-by saw the bodies floating in the river and summoned the police. 

It is reported that both boys had been missing from home since Saturday, September 15. 

Investigations are ongoing.

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