Probe launched into death of soldier in Clarendon
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January 18, 2022

Probe launched into death of soldier in Clarendon

CLARENDON, Jamaica – A high level probe is underway into the death of a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in Clarendon on Wednesday morning. 

The deceased remains unidentified.  

Reports reaching OBSERVER ONLINE are that the male soldier was found unconscious sometime after 6:00 am at a military base in the Effortville area of Clarendon. 

He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. 

The police have reportedly joined the JDF in the investigations of the circumstances leading to the soldier’s death.

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