75-y-o woman slain in Ewarton, St Catherine
Published:Monday | September 6, 2021 | 2:13 PM
Residents of the rural community of Cotton Piece in Ewarton, St Catherine are in shock following the gruesome discovery of the body of a senior citizen this morning.
The deceased has been identified as 75-year-old Anita Brown, otherwise called 'Anni B'.
The woman's throat was reportedly slit, police on the scene revealed.
Her body was discovered about 8 o'clock this morning.
The St Catherine North police have launched an investigation in the crime.
A ratchet knife suspected to be the murder weapon has been collected as evidence by the police.
As at August 28, twenty-six persons aged 65 and over were murdered in Jamaica.
Murders have declined by almost 16 per cent in the St Catherine North Police Division, year-on-year. Sixty-five people were killed in the division as at August 28, twelve fewer than the 77 slain for the corresponding period in 2020.
- Rasbert Turner
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