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Woman found suffering from gunshot wound in St Thomas

Published:Friday | March 11, 2022 | 11:01 AM
It is reported that she was found about 7 o’clock Thursday morning in the Woodburn area after she crawled to the house of a resident seeking help. -File photo.

The St Thomas police are probing the circumstances leading to the discovery of a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her head on Thursday.

She is believed to be a 24-year-old Clarendon resident who was recently reported to have been abducted somewhere between her hometown and Spanish Town in St Catherine.

It is reported that she was found about 7 o'clock Thursday morning in the Woodburn area after she crawled to the house of a resident seeking help. 

Upon inspection, it was discovered that she was in a battered state and had a gunshot wound to her head.

Confirming the discovery, the St Thomas police shared that she was assisted to a hospital in the Corporate Area where she was admitted.

Her name is being withheld by the police pending further investigation.

- Shanna kaye Monteith

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