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Police seeking help in identifying body

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 | 5:15 PM



KINGSTON, Jamaica - Detectives from the Hunts Bay police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body of a man which was found at Chisholm Avenue, Kingston 13 on October 4.

The body is believed to be in its late twenties, is of dark complexion, slim build, about five-feet-four-inches long. It was clad in a short khaki pants and a purple merino. The body had several tattoos, the name ‘Toby’ and a Cross tattooed to the left upper arm, the name ‘Taurus’ tattooed to the left wrist and the name ‘Killa’ tattooed to the right lower arm.

The police report that about 4:40am, residents stumbled on the body wrapped in a blue tarpaulin along the roadway and alerted the police. 

Closer inspection of the body by investigators revealed that it had stab wounds. The scene was processed and the body removed to the morgue.

Anyone who might have any information or who may be able to identify this man is being asked to contact the Hunts Bay Police at 923-7111 or 923-6197.



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