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Skeletal remains found in Mount Florence, St Catherine

Published:Monday | August 12, 2024 | 11:53 AM
The remains were removed to a funeral home. - File photo

The Glengoffe police in St Catherine are trying to identify skeletal remains which were found in the community on Sunday.

The police say about 2:00 p.m., passers-by in Mount Florence district, Glengoffe, stumbled upon the  skeletal remains on the bank of a stream.

The police were summoned and initial checks revealed the remains to be that of a human being.

The police said a multicoloured pair of shorts was observed at the lower part of the skeleton.

The remains were removed to a funeral home while investigators await the post-mortem examination. 

- Rasbert Turner

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