MONTEGO BAY, St James — The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is yet to decide on the proper resolution of the matter in which the death of 21-year-old Shantel Wright, whose body was discovered in a canefield a short distance from her Little London home last month.

INDECOM’s probe commenced following allegations that Wright was last seen alive in the company of a senior policeman.

“As far as INDECOM is concerned, at this point, we have one more investigative lead to pursue and then we can say definitively where we are going with this matter,” Errol Chattoo, director of complaints at INDECOM, Western Region told the Jamaica Observer in an interview.

Earlier this month, Police Area One commander Assistant Commissioner Warren Clarke told reporters in Westmoreland that the police were also investigating the matter because of civilian suspects in the brutal killing.

“The Independent Commission of Investigation is doing one (investigation) because it involves suspicion around a member (of the Jamaica Constabulary Force) and the police are also carrying out investigations because there are civilian suspects,” ACP Clarke said then.

Grief-stricken family and other community members recently blocked a section of the Little London main road demanding justice in the matter. The irate residents were adamant that Wright was last seen alive in the company of a senior police officer stationed in Westmoreland.

According to family members, Wright, who was employed as a member of the administrative staff at the Savanna-la-Mar Police Station, went missing after a party hosted by her mother at a small shop in the community.

She reportedly left the party about 11:30 pm and was believed to have headed home in the company of a policeman.

On June 16, the second day after she went missing, her body was discovered in a canefield in close proximity to her home.

It was widely speculated that a leather belt that was found beside Wright’s body was used to strangle her to death. But this was ruled out after the recent autopsy results showed that she died as a result of a stab wound to the neck.

“What we saw during the autopsy… she died from a stab wound to the neck, which was one of several stab wounds to the general face and neck area,” Chattoo explained.

Head of the Criminal Investigation Branch, Ealan Powell told the Observer that the police had no evidence to link their colleague to the killing.

“[We] haven’t heard from INDECOM, but we found no evidence to implicate the policeman,” ACP Powell said.