June 29, 2023
Partially burnt body found in St Catherine
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – The partially burnt body of a man was discovered in Dove Hall district in Linstead, St Catherine on Thursday afternoon.
The body, which up to press time was still unidentified, was found by residents in bushes, police said.
Reports are that the authorities were summoned to the area and arrived around 4:20 pm. The police were led by a citizen about 300 metres from the main road along a dirt track close to the Dove Hall River.
On arrival, a partially burnt body appearing to be that of a male was seen with what appeared to be burnt-out tyres along the dirt track.
Heavy rainfall had hampered the police from processing the crime scene, however, the body was later removed to the morgue.