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Skeletal remains found in canefield

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POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING the discovery of skeletal remains in a burnt canefield at Bentley, Christ Church, about 8:45 this morning.
Workers of the Barbados Agriculture Management Company were in the process of harvesting the field called Pasture Field on Bentley’s Plantation when they discovered the remains. 
The gender could not be determined.
Investigations are continuing to establish the identity and the cause of death. (PR)

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