LACOVIA, St Elizabeth — Police here say the 41-year-old partner of 50-year-old Nicole Brown confessed to killing her and dumping her body in the Black River after the couple had an argument.

Relatives of Brown, a resident of Barton Wharf district in Lacovia, had reported her as missing since Sunday night. Her partially nude body with wounds to her face was retrieved from the river Tuesday afternoon.

Operations officer for St Elizabeth, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Owen Brown, said the man, who was rescued by the police from a mob Monday night, gave chilling details when he was taken into custody.