Residents and business stakeholders in Negril, Westmoreland are again expressing fear about the crime situation in the resort town following the murder of yet another high-profile resident, which has added another victim to the town’s deadly statistics since the start of the year.

In the latest incident, which occurred on Tuesday, 79-year-old yoga teacher Francoise Simonet-Johnson, of Trombone Villa, was found dead on the floor of her room with bruise marks on her neck and nose, and signs of violence in the room.

“It looks like Negril is slowly losing its reputation as a peaceful town, where international tourists usually feel safe and at home,” a craft vendor told The Gleaner on Thursday.