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| A nephew of former heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick has been charged with his murder, police in Jamaica have said. | A nephew of former heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick has been charged with his murder, police in Jamaica have said. |
| The 20-year-old nephew and another 18-year-old man also charged could appear in court in Jamaica on Friday. | |
| Berbick, the last man to fight Muhammad Ali and briefly holder of the world heavyweight title in 1986, was found with gaping head wounds on Saturday. | Berbick, the last man to fight Muhammad Ali and briefly holder of the world heavyweight title in 1986, was found with gaping head wounds on Saturday. |
| Police arrested the suspects on Sunday in the Jamaican capital, Kingston. | |
| Police said the former boxer was likely to have been attacked from behind, possibly with a machete or similar sharp object. | |
| He was found in a church in his native Norwich, north-east of Kingston. | |
| He had last been seen leaving a local night spot in the early hours of Saturday. | |
| After making arrests on Sunday police said they did not think the motive was robbery, as Berbick was found with money and there was no evidence of any attempt to enter his home, which was near the scene of the attack. |