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| Arrest over boxer Berbick's death | Arrest over boxer Berbick's death |
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| Police in Jamaica are holding a man in connection with the killing of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick. | Police in Jamaica are holding a man in connection with the killing of former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick. |
| Berbick, the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali, was found in his native Norwich, north east of Kingston, with gaping head wounds. | |
| Local police told the BBC a man had been arrested over the killing on Saturday in the Portland region of the island, but no-one had been charged. | Local police told the BBC a man had been arrested over the killing on Saturday in the Portland region of the island, but no-one had been charged. |
| Berbick beat Ali in 1981 and briefly held the WBC heavyweight title in 1986. | Berbick beat Ali in 1981 and briefly held the WBC heavyweight title in 1986. |
| He was found at around 0500 local time (1000 GMT) by a church deacon at the Norwich Baptist Chapel near his home in Port Antonio, according to the Sunday Gleaner in Jamaica. | He was found at around 0500 local time (1000 GMT) by a church deacon at the Norwich Baptist Chapel near his home in Port Antonio, according to the Sunday Gleaner in Jamaica. |
| Senior Detective Sergeant Kenneth Bailey of the Port Antonio Criminal Investigation Branch, is quoted by the paper as saying: "He reportedly left one of the local night spots between the hours of 1.45 to 2am Saturday and headed for home. | Senior Detective Sergeant Kenneth Bailey of the Port Antonio Criminal Investigation Branch, is quoted by the paper as saying: "He reportedly left one of the local night spots between the hours of 1.45 to 2am Saturday and headed for home. |
| "The body had four wounds to the back of the head, as he was probably attacked from behind. | "The body had four wounds to the back of the head, as he was probably attacked from behind. |
| "The impression and damage done to the skull have indicated that a machete may have been used by his attacker or attackers to murder him." | "The impression and damage done to the skull have indicated that a machete may have been used by his attacker or attackers to murder him." |
| Police believe the attack was not a robbery because Berbick was found with cash and no attempt had been made to enter his house a few feet from where he was found. | Police believe the attack was not a robbery because Berbick was found with cash and no attempt had been made to enter his house a few feet from where he was found. |
| Berbick was aged 51 or 52 - his birthdate was disputed. | Berbick was aged 51 or 52 - his birthdate was disputed. |
| When asked once about his age, a detail that was never nailed down during his lifetime, Berbick said: "Legally, I'm a spirit. I have no age." | When asked once about his age, a detail that was never nailed down during his lifetime, Berbick said: "Legally, I'm a spirit. I have no age." |