Update | Body of missing St Elizabeth woman found in river

The body of 50-year-old Nicole Brown, a farmer of Barton Wharf district in Lacovia, St Elizabeth, who was reported missing, was this afternoon found in a river in the parish.

Brown had been missing since Sunday, August 2.

Investigators believe she was allegedly killed by a former partner, who then disposed of her body in the river.

The 41-year-old suspect was taken into police custody after being rescued from an angry mob.

An extensive search was launched to locate the missing woman.

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