British man jumps to his death at Negril hotel

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British man jumps to his death at Negril hotel

The Hanover police are now investigating a case of suspected suicide. Forty-seven-year-old British man, John William Cohen, is suspected to have jumped to his death from the third floor of a hotel in Negril, Westmoreland. Cohen, who is from Bromley...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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