Suicide Scene Could Have Been Staged - Police

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Friday, 31 August 2012 02:31

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John’s - While certain sections of the media have opted to run with the assumption that the death of 33-year-old Jemmo Shaw was a suicide, Police Spokesman Senior Sergeant William Holder said the force will not allow itself to be caught up in the immediate illusion of suicide.

“We treat everything that way because we don't know what happened,” Holder said.

Shaw’s body was found hanging from a tamarind tree along a deserted path in the Yeptons area about 1:20 pm on Wednesday. He had reportedly left his home in an unassumingly casual mode.

But the senior sergeant suggested that the scene could well have been “staged,” to generate the effect that floats in the public today.

“Understand that that is the procedure. That is why we are waiting on the autopsy and then we will give a conclusive statement.

“He could have been killed before and then carried there. Suppose the autopsy reveals that he was poisoned?” Holder said.

The lawman maintains that the force would not rule out foul play until proven an autopsy proves otherwise.

He said investigating officers are not only digging for clues at the scene but they are also looking into Shaw’s relations with his family members who are also being interviewed.

In the meantime, reports suggest that the 33-year-old man left his Golden Grove family home on Wednesday morning in his Toyota Corolla (A26766) motorcar to begin a new job at a construction site. He never made to the job location.

Family members are reported to have observed that he uncharacteristically grabbed a black nylon rope similar to what was found around his neck. It is alleged that it is the exact same piece of rope found at the scene.

A passerby who frequents the area discovered Shaw’s body.

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