A LAVENTILLE FAMILY’S hope for a Christmas miracle ended in heartbreak after the body of a missing 25-year-old man was discovered floating beneath a bridge in a swampy area near the WASA facility at Beetham Gardens.

The deceased has been identified as Jamal Brandon Jessop, an MTS Security officer of Eastern Quarry, Laventille.

Jessop was reported missing by his mother, Sherry-Ann Jessop, at the Besson Street Police Station around 9.30 am on December 20. She told police she last saw Jessop around midday the same day. He had lunch at the home they shared and left.