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Body wrapped in sheet, duct taped found at sea in Kingston

Published:Thursday | April 7, 2022 | 12:26 PM
Investigators at a scene in Rae Town in Kingston where a body was found in the sea on April 7, 2022. - Andre Williams photo.

The body of an unidentified man was fished from the sea in Rae Town in Kingston this morning.

It is reported that about 9:30 a.m. residents saw an object floating in the water and called the police.

Scores of onlookers gathered at the location to get a glimpse of the corpse. 

The body was wrapped in a sheet and duct tape was used around the head.

A rope was also tied to the body.

The body was removed from the water and taken to a morgue where a post-mortem is to be conducted.

- Andre Williams

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