Body of St Elizabeth Man Found Hanging from Tree in His Yard

Jamaica News, March 31, 2018 – St Elizabeth Man Found Hanging from Tree

St Elizabeth, Jamaica (Mckoy’s News) – The Black River police in the parish of St Elizabeth say they are now awaiting a post-mortem examination to determine if a man whose body was discovered hanging from a tree in his yard in Friday actually committed suicide.

The investigators have identified the deceased as Marlon McFarlane, a 41-year-old farmer of Spring Park District also in the parish of St Elizabeth.

Reports by the police are that shortly after 9:00 a.m., on Friday, March 30, residents in Spring Park District alerted the police after they discovered McFarlane’s body hanging by a piece of rope and suspended from the branch of a tree in his yard.

Upon arrival of the police, the body was cut down and transported to the Black River Hospital where he was pronounced dead.