September 5, 2022
Missing Clarendon teen found dead
CLARENDON, Jamaica — The Chapelton police are investigating the death of 15-year-old Tavaughn Patterson.
A farmer discovered the boy’s body in bushes in Danks Savoy, near Chapelton on Monday morning and alerted the police. The body had several chop wounds and the police say the case is now being treated as murder.
Patterson went missing last Thursday.
According to the police, the deceased — who is from a Blackwoods, Thompson Town address — was last seen in Chapelton about 8:00 am. His mother reported him missing after he failed to return home.
Investigations are continuing, the police said.