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Suspected suicide in St Andrew

Published:Sunday | January 9, 2022 | 2:24 PMRuddy Mathison/ Gleaner Writer

An elderly St Andrew businessman is believed to have taken his life.

His lifeless body was found about 9:00 this morning hanging from a tree at his home on Kirkland Close in Red Hills, St Andrew. 

He has been identified as Donald Anthony Thompson. He operated a wholesale in the Corporate Area and was last seen about 8:30 p.m. yesterday evening. 

The St Andrew North Police are investigating. 

The Gleaner is following the story.

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