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British woman killed in Jamaica British woman killed in Jamaica
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A British woman on an extended holiday in Jamaica has been found murdered.A British woman on an extended holiday in Jamaica has been found murdered.
Police on the Caribbean island said the woman's body was found in a pit near the house she was staying at in St James parish in the island's northwest. Police on the Caribbean island said the body of Barbara Scott-Jones, 61, was found in a pit near the house she was staying at in the island's northwest.
The woman, from Leeds, has been in Jamaica since January and was due to return home next month. She was reported missing on 14 March. Scott-Jones, from Leeds, has been in Jamaica since January and was due to return home next month. She was reported missing on 14 March.
Jamaican police said they were looking for a 30-year-old suspect who lives in the area.Jamaican police said they were looking for a 30-year-old suspect who lives in the area.
Police said the woman, who has not been formally identified, probably died of a skull fracture. Police said the victim probably died of a skull fracture.
She is the first tourist killed in Jamaica this year. A Foreign Office spokesman said officials from the High Commission in Jamaica have been in touch with close relatives who are also in the country to offer assistance.
Scott-Jones is the first tourist killed in Jamaica this year.
There were more than 1,400 murders in Jamaica in 2007, including 19 police officers.There were more than 1,400 murders in Jamaica in 2007, including 19 police officers.