November 7, 2024
Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Jamaica
NEWS

St Mary man mobbed

Barber is third St Mary murder victim in May

A St Mary man is dead following what has been reported as a mob attack and killing in St Mary, Sunday, June 8. Dead is 26-year-old James Brown of Palmetto, Highgate, St Mary. Brown’s body was found along the Woodside main road about 5 o’clock, Sunday afternoon, June 8. It is the second reported mob killing in St Mary in less than three weeks. Police say Brown’s body was found with a large wound to the head. It is not clear when Brown was set upon and beaten but reports are that several people claimed he had been stealing from communities. It is also reported that he was also blamed for a recent rape and people planned to beat him to death. Police have not reported any arrests from the mob killing.