News December 27 2025

Decomposing body of farmer found in St Ann

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Moreover, Jamaica has in three years halved a murder rate that  previously hovered at 50 per 100,000, and its edging to the regional average of 15/100,000.

The St Ann police have launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old farmer whose decomposing body was discovered in the parish on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Steadman Downer, from Hermitage district in St Ann.

Passers-by reportedly detected a foul odour in the area at about 4:50 p.m., and alerted the police.

Upon arrival, the police team found Downer’s partially decomposed body lying face down.

The scene was processed, and the body was removed pending a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

- Rasbert Turner

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