Note on Murdered Diplomat: “This is what will happen to ALL gays.”
As if I needed another reason to never visit Jamaica.
The honorary consul to the British High Commission in Jamaica has been found murdered at his home in Montego Bay.John Terry, 65, was discovered with a cord and an item of clothing tied around his neck outside his house in Mount Carey on Wednesday.
The British official, who worked as a magistrate on the island and had been appointed MBE in the early 1990s, had also been severely beaten. A trail of bloodstains was found throughout his property.
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However, it is believed that the killer stole his wallet and mobile telephone in an attempt to make it appear as though a robbery had gone wrong. Police would not say whether Mr Terry’s murder was thought to be linked to his work as a Justice of the Peace but they were investigating the possibility that the attack might have been homophobic after a handwritten note on his body described him as a “batty man”, local slang for a homosexual. The note also said: “This is what will happen to ALL gays.” It was signed: “Gay-Man”
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His murder has shocked diplomats, the business community and the tourism industry on the island. According to sources there, Mr Terry was well known for being highly effective and considerate when dealing with British nationals requiring consular assistance.
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Police released a composite drawing of the suspect last Saturday.
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The suspect was last seen wearing a brown shirt, brown pants, a brown cap with white on the peak and was carrying a black and grey knapsack.Residents of Mount Carey said a man was seen running from Terry’s home on Tuesday night and asked for directions to take a taxi into the nearby resort city of Montego Bay.
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The police have asked persons with information about the suspect to call the Montego Bay Criminal Investigation Bureau at 953-6191 or 684-9080, Crime Stop at 311, or Operation Kingfish at 811.
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