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| The family of a retired British couple believed to have been murdered in their home in Jamaica have said they are “completely devastated”. | The family of a retired British couple believed to have been murdered in their home in Jamaica have said they are “completely devastated”. |
| Charlie and Gayle Anderson, aged 74 and 71, had recently retired to the Caribbean island from Manchester, their family said. | Charlie and Gayle Anderson, aged 74 and 71, had recently retired to the Caribbean island from Manchester, their family said. |
| The Jamaican police has opened a double-murder investigation after the couple’s bodies were found with serious injuries by officers in their home in Mount Pleasant, on the island’s Portland parish. | |
| In a statement issued through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Sunday, the couple’s sons said: “Charlie and Gayle were pillars of the community in Manchester and Jamaica, and were hugely popular and loved by many. | |
| “They were just beginning the next chapter of their lives, retiring to Jamaica before this terrible tragedy. We are completely devastated and ask for privacy at this extremely difficult time.” | “They were just beginning the next chapter of their lives, retiring to Jamaica before this terrible tragedy. We are completely devastated and ask for privacy at this extremely difficult time.” |
| The couple had “enjoyed a long and happy marriage” of 55 years and left behind four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, the statement added. | The couple had “enjoyed a long and happy marriage” of 55 years and left behind four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, the statement added. |
| The pair, also known as Florence and Halford, were found dead on Friday, according to local media reports although the FCO would not confirm when they were discovered. | |
| The Jamaica Gleaner, the country’s oldest and best-known newspaper, reported that the couple had been the victims of fraud and had reported the matter to police before they were found dead. | The Jamaica Gleaner, the country’s oldest and best-known newspaper, reported that the couple had been the victims of fraud and had reported the matter to police before they were found dead. |
| Dep Supt Troyville Haughton was quoted by the Sunday Gleaner as confirming that the police discovered Charlie Anderson’s body close to a primary school shortly after 1.30pm local time on Friday. His wife’s body was found a short time later at a different location. | Dep Supt Troyville Haughton was quoted by the Sunday Gleaner as confirming that the police discovered Charlie Anderson’s body close to a primary school shortly after 1.30pm local time on Friday. His wife’s body was found a short time later at a different location. |
| Residents in Mount Pleasant, a farming community about 10 miles north of Kingston, said they were shocked by the killings. Jerome Heslop, a farmer, told the Gleaner: “I am baffled by these murders. They have given so much to this community, and they have never said no to anyone. | |
| “Each time they are in Jamaica, they bring back shoes, clothes, tablets, food stuff, school items, and other stuff for residents. It is a wicked and sinful act, and the community has lost two great people.” | “Each time they are in Jamaica, they bring back shoes, clothes, tablets, food stuff, school items, and other stuff for residents. It is a wicked and sinful act, and the community has lost two great people.” |
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