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Skin rash outbreak at Denham Town lock up

BY KIMMO MATTHEWS Observer staff reporter matthewsk@jamaicaobserver.com

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 | 3:16 PM



COPS at the Denham Town Police Station are tight-lipped about a reported outbreak of skin rash among prisoners held at the lock-up.

A Jamaica Observer source reports that more than 20 people at the lock-up have been affected.

The development has reportedly left officials at the facility scrambling to get medical attention for the infected persons.

Officers at the station declined to comment today saying that the senior officer was unavailable.

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