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Destitute found dead, believed to have been beaten
The lifeless body of a destitute man was discovered early yesterday morning in an abandoned shop on Ketley Street, next to Humphrey’s Bakery.
A glimpse of the body.
The man who is only known in the area by his alias “Canadian,” is said to have been deported several years ago.
Since deportation, Canadian reportedly dwelled in the community doing odd jobs.
Canadian’s body was found in a foetal position. He was clad in a blue denim pants, cut to knee length, and a sky blue T-Shirt covered with blood that carried the slogan of Courts Furniture store.
His face was bashed in and it seemed also that he sustained lacerations about the body.
As residents converged at the spot where his body was found, they described the suspected murder victim to each other as “the man that does empty garbage.”
The consensus at the scene was that “He mussy thief somebody thing, dem beat he and he go lie down deh and dead.
Police arrived on the scene and later confirmed that an investigation will be launched.
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