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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 body of Barbara Scott-Jones, 61, was found in a pit near the house she was staying at 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. |
| Ms Scott-Jones, from Leeds, had 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 victim probably died of a skull fracture. | Police said the victim probably died of a skull fracture. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Ms Scott-Jones is reported to be 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. |