MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Grieving family and friends are now gathering at the Andrews Memorial United Church in Mandeville to bid farewell to Victoria Brown Hanley who died on October 16.

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The blue casket bearing the 20-year-old University of the West Indies student’s remains was decorated with flowers inside the church.

Funeral service of Victoria Brown Hanley (Photo: Kasey Williams)

An autopsy revealed that Brown Hanley died of strangulation.

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Initial reports said Brown Hanley was alone in her room on the fourth floor of the George Alleyne Hall after her roommate left shortly after 1:00 am on October 16. When the roommate returned, sometime after 6:00 am, she reportedly saw Brown Hanley lying face-down with a scarf wrapped tightly around her neck. The roommate reportedly removed the scarf and summoned campus security.

A team from the Mona Police Post also responded and it was subsequently confirmed that Brown Hanley, of a Mandeville, Manchester address, was dead.

— Kasey Williams

(Video: Kasey Williams)