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Retired travel agent's decomposing body found in her St Andrew home

Published:Saturday | May 17, 2025 | 12:32 PM
The Matilda's Corner police are investigating.
The Matilda's Corner police are investigating.

The decomposing body of a senior citizen was found inside her house in the St Andrew Central police division on Friday.

The deceased is 83-year-old Jeanette Yvonne Cooke, a retired travel agent, of Hope Boulevard, Kingston 6.

It's reported that the police were summoned to the house about 5 p.m. and upon their arrival they discovered her body inside.

The body was removed for post-mortem examination

The Matilda's Corner police are investigating.

- Rasbert Turner

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