Linstead father, girlfriend detained in connection with child's death

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Linstead father, girlfriend detained in connection with child's death

A father and his female companion have been taken into custody by the Linstead Police amid a multi-agency investigation into the sudden death of seven-year-old Tiana Russell of New Works district in Linstead, St Catherine. Tiana was pronounced dead...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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