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Ike Ephraim
Two persons are currently in police custody “assisting” the lawmen with the death of Ike Ephraim whose bloody body was discovered in a drain Caye Mange, Gros Islet early this morning by a passerby, according to law enforcement sources.
According to sources, police are investigating allegations that an intoxicated Ephraim was severely beaten after allegedly getting into trouble at a business establishment in the north.
His body was later thrown from a car onto the roadside, according to the allegations.
“The allegations are worth investigating but that doesn’t mean they are true but we are following all possible leads,” a source said.
The body of the 27-year-old, whose last known address was Reduit, Gros Islet, was discovered by a passerby before 7 a.m. in a drain with marks of violence all over his body.
His death is the 28th recorded homicide for 2017.
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