INDECOM probing sudden death of inmate from Hunts Bay police lock-up
Published:Monday | July 21, 2025 | 11:57 AM
An investigation is under way into the sudden death of an inmate who was in custody at the Hunts Bay police lock-up in St Andrew.
The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Ricardo Byfield of Riverton City, St Andrew.
Reports are that about 5:55 p.m. Sunday, Byfield complained of chest pains and was taken to the National Chest Hospital where he was admitted.
He subsequently died.
The Independent Commission of Investigations is probing.
- Rasbert Turner
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