MONTEGO BAY, St James — Mario Deane, the Montego Bay construction worker who died after being beaten at the Barnett Street police lock-up, is to be buried on Sunday.
The service of thanksgiving for his life will be held at the Mount Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church, in St James. His body will be interred in the Lucea cemetery in Hanover.
Deane, who was arrested for possession of a ganja spliff, was beaten, allegedly by cellmates, and succumbed to his injuries on August 6. His death triggered local and international protests, with calls for justice for his family.
Arising from the incident, two inmates have been charged with murder, while a police corporal and two constables
have been interdicted. Three district constables were suspended, pending the outcome of a probe by the police inspectorate into the incident.
Meanwhile, the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has reportedly completed it’s probe into Deane’s death.
INDECOM will determine whether charges should be laid against the members of the police force who were on duty when Deane was beaten.
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Mario Deane to be buried Sunday
