Woman chopped and burnt to death

Jamaica: Marvalyn Cooke, of a Bird’s Hill address, was chopped and burnt to death in Clarendon yesterday, according to a report in the Jamaica Observer.

The 35-year-old woman went to visit her boyfriend about 18:00hrs when an argument developed in during which she was reportedly chopped several times and her body set ablaze. Her body was found in the bushes by residents.

The Jamaica Observer said that her boyfriend has been taken into police custody while investigations continue.