Decomposed body found in car in St Elizabeth
The decomposed body of a man was found inside this car in Lacovia, St Elizabeth on Wednesday.
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January 28, 2026

Decomposed body found in car in St Elizabeth

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Police are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose decomposed body was found in a car in Lacovia, St Elizabeth on Wednesday morning.

Preliminary reports are that about 10:00 am residents saw flies swarming the car and upon closer inspection saw a body inside. Police were alerted and the scene processed.

The body was removed to the morgue.

Police are awaiting an autopsy to determine the cause of the man’s death.

— Kasey Williams

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