Person of interest in Lynvale Bloomfield murder again arrested
Published:Tuesday | February 26, 2019 | 12:00 AM
Gareth Davis, Senior Gleaner Writer
The person of interest who was taken into custody on February 13 in relation to the stabbing death of East Portland Member of Parliament Dr Lynvale Bloomfield is back in police custody.
According to investigators, scientific evidence has linked the 21-year-old person of interest to the crime scene.
Investigators had reported that the person of interest had revealed that he had a close relationship with the slain MP.
The 59-year-old two-term MP was found lying face-down with his headed partially underneath the bed in his room.
The police recovered two knives, and a bloodied vest which were all sent to the government forensic lab.
The MP's nude body with several stab wounds was found on February 2 at his Passley Gardens home in Portland.
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