Karen Nugent: Woman’s burnt body found in house

Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose burnt body was found inside a house in Bridgeport, St. Catherine on Sunday, July 26.

Dead is 36-year-old Karen Nugent of Charles Drive, Bridgeport, St. Catherine.

Reports from Portmore Police are that about 3:30 a.m., residents saw smoke coming from Ms Nugent’s house and alerted them. The Fire Department was also contacted and after cooling down operation subsided, Nugent’s charred remains were seen inside the house among the debris.

There are reports that there was a family dispute about ownership of the house.