June 3, 2018
Child suspected of drowning in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Five-year-old Aliyakay White was found in a water tank at her home in the community of Bethany on Sunday.
Police reports are that her body was found afloat in the tank at about 12:52 pm, only minutes after leaving out of her family’s sight.
She was reportedly taken from the tank and after the immediate attempts to revive her failed she was rushed to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Detectives attached to the Cottage Police Station, in the Mile Gully Police area, are investigating the matter.
The incident is being treated as a suspected drowning until post-mortem is done to determine the cause of death.
Alicia Sutherland