The gruesome discovery of a 17-year-old boy's body with multiple chop wounds has left investigators searching for answers after residents stumbled upon the teen's body in Bamboo River, Morant Bay, on Sunday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Adjanie Christie, an unemployed resident of Greater Portmore, St Catherine.

According to police reports, at about 7:50 a.m. on August 2, residents discovered Christie's body in the Bamboo River area and alerted the authorities.