Burnt remains of elderly man found in St Andrew, relative named as person of interest
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — A male relative of an elderly man, whose dismembered, burnt remains were found in Cavaliers, Stony Hill, St Andrew on Monday, has been named as a person of interest.
The dead man has been identified as 77-year-old Derrick Lindsay, of Brooks Level Road, Stony Hill in the parish.
Lindsay’s nephew, Samuel Waldo, has been named by the Constant Spring Police as a person of interest.
Reports from the Stony Hill Police are that Lindsay was reported missing on Saturday, June 4, about 8:00 pm. Investigations led to Waldo’s house where blood stains were found inside his home. The police and community members launched a search, and Lindsay’s dismembered, burnt remains were found in bushes in the community about 11:00 am.
Anyone with information that can assist the police in their investigations is asked to contact the Constant Spring Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) at 876-924-1421, police 119 emergency or the nearest police station.
Meanwhile, Waldo is urged to turn himself in to the police immediately as efforts to contact him have been futile.
