Jamaica officer accused of beheading man
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Jamaican police officer has been charged with beheading a man who authorities say may have been a witness in a corruption probe against him.
The island's public prosecutor charged Constable Jeffrey Peart on Wednesday, nearly a month after a headless body was discovered in the northern parish of St. Ann.
Authorities say the beheading victim is believed to be a witness in a corruption case against the rookie 24-year-old officer, who was based in the tourist town of Negril.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Investigators have recently questioned members of the suspended officer's family.
St. Ann Police Superintendent Dudley Scott says Peart's first court hearing is expected on Friday. He has not yet entered a plea.