55-y-o man found dead in St Catherine yard

The death of a man whose body was discovered in his Kitson Town yard on Wednesday is being looked into by the St. Catherine police.

He is 55-year-old merchandiser Andrew Nelson of Mary's Field in the area.

The police say suicide is suspected.

Reports from the Guanoboa Vale police are that about 5:10 a.m., Nelson woke up and went outside to water his plants.

According to the police, he was later found hanging by a piece of electrical cord around his neck in a section of an unfinished building in the yard.

The police were summoned.

Upon arrival, the body was observed with both wrists slashed and a knife was observed beside the body, the police reported.

The body was subsequently removed.

A post-mortem is to be conducted.

- Rasbert Turner

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