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Senior citizen found dead at St Catherine home

Published:Monday | July 7, 2025 | 11:29 AM
File photo.
File photo.

The Linstead police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a senior citizen whose body was found in bed at his home on Sunday morning.

He has been identified as 68-year-old farmer Leroy Goodwill of Ginger Hill in Treadways.

According to the police, a bottle containing an insecticide was found next to the body.

Reports are that around 4:55 a.m., the police were called to the community.

Goodwill's body was found lying on its back on a bed, with a liquid coming from his mouth, according to the police.

The scene was examined, and the body was removed for storage and further examination.

- Rasbert Turner

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