Child’s body found in Trelawny; two injured by irate residents in mob attack

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July 22, 2026

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Child’s body found in Trelawny; two injured by irate residents in mob attack

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TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Police are now on a scene where the body of a child was found with her throat slashed in Pyre district near Troy in south Trelawny, residents say.

Residents told the Jamaica Observer that about 6:00 pm, the child’s body was found in bushes and an alarm was raised.

Residents say the child was raped before her death.

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