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Missing woman found dead in Jamaica

A British woman who disappeared last week while on holiday in Jamaica has been found dead, police said.

The body of 61-year-old Barbara Scott Jones was found in a pit near the home she was staying at in St James, a parish in the island's north-west, Sgt Michael Francis said. She likely died from a skull fracture, he added.

Authorities are looking for a 30-year-old suspect they believe lives in the area, he said. Ms Scott-Jones was last seen March 14 as she headed to Montego Bay to visit a friend, said Mr Francis.

The native from Leeds had been in Jamaica since January and was expected to return April 1 to Britain.

It is the first report of a tourist being killed in Jamaica this year. More than 1,400 people were killed in Jamaica in 2007, including at least 19 police officers.

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