Body of 68-y-o man found hanging from mango tree in Westmoreland

The police in Westmoreland are investigating the death of a man whose body was found hanging from a mango tree in his yard in Dundee, Breadnut Hill, Darliston.

The deceased has been identified as 68-year-old farmer Cyril Robinson.

The police say the matter is being treated as a suspected case of suicide.

According to the police, the body was discovered around 8 a.m. on Saturday by passers-by, who raised the alarm.

Upon their arrival, cops observed Robinson's body suspended from a mango tree by a piece of rope.

The scene was processed, and the body was removed for a post-mortem examination.

The Savannah-la-Mar Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the matter.

- Rasbert Turner

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