Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Police investigating suspected suicide by hanging

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Police are investigating a suspected death by hanging of Jonathan Fabian Ricardo Forte, 30, of Ashdeane Village, Black Rock, St Michael.

According to police, they received a report about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Black Rock station that a man used a bedsheet to hang himself from a door frame while at his home at the same location.

Members of the family identified Forte, according to a statement from police, after they visited the scene and confirmed what was reported.

A medical doctor subsequently visited the scene and pronounced the death of Forte.

(AR)

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