Man found dead in Portmore, St Catherine

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Man found dead in Portmore, St Catherine

The St Catherine South Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the community of Washington Mews in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine last night. The man is yet to be identified and no motive has been established for...

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