Khanice Jackson murder suspect questioned by cops

The man suspected of murdering 20-year-old Khanice Jackson has been interviewed by police detectives.

Deputy commissioner of police in charge of crime and security, Fitz Bailey, said that during the interview, the suspect gave a statement under caution.

"I will not say whether he confessed to the crime or not, all I will say is that he gave a caution statement," Bailey said.

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The suspect, Robert 'Backra' Fowler, a 50-year-old mechanic of Portmore, St Catherine, is expected to be charged soon.

Fowler's attorney was also present at the interview this morning.

Jackson, an accounting clerk, who lived on Manchester Avenue in Independence City, Portmore, St Catherine, was reported missing last Wednesday after she did not show up at work.

Her body was found two days later in bushes near a fishing beach along the Dyke Road in Portmore.

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Fowler was arrested on the same day.

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