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Body of man with chop wounds found in Gordon Pen in Spanish Town

Published:Wednesday | May 21, 2025 | 9:51 AM
File photo.
File photo.

Detectives attached to the Spanish Town Criminal Investigation Branch are probing the death of a man who was beaten and chopped in Gordon Pen, St Catherine last night.

He is believed to be a resident of the community.

Reports are that about 11:00 p.m., the police received information that a man was attacked and beaten along Sinclair Drive

Upon arrival, the body of a man dressed in a black sweatshirt and black shoes was found on a dirt track with chop wounds to its head and upper body.

The body was removed from the scene.

A post-mortem is to be undertaken.

No motive has been established for the incident.

- Rasbert Turner

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