Homicide Investigation Launched as Body of Land Surveyor Found

Body of Land Surveyor Found: The Mandeville police have initiated a homicide investigation following the discovery of the lifeless body of Collin Watts, a 52-year-old land surveyor from Hanbury, in the affluent Ingleside community. Watts had been reported missing since Monday, and his body was found on Wednesday hidden in bushes with apparent stab wounds.

Family members, devastated by the grim revelation, positively identified the victim as Collin Watts. The police made the gruesome discovery on Tangerine Drive, where investigators observed what appeared to be stab wounds on Watts’ body as it was being removed from a ditch.

According to a police source, the authorities were alerted to the distressing situation after Watts’ sister, Kay Watts, reported his disappearance earlier in the week. Kay Watts revealed that her brother went missing on Monday after leaving home to engage in his regular exercise routine within the community.

“We have been searching for him since Monday. He went for a walk, and today, Wednesday, we came across the body off the road on Tangerine Drive in a little ravine (ditch),” Kay Watts shared

As the investigation unfolds, the community of Ingleside is left grappling with the shock and sorrow surrounding the untimely death of Collin Watts. Authorities are urging anyone with information related to this case to come forward and assist in the ongoing investigation to bring clarity to this tragic incident.