UPDATE: Inmate killed at Chapelton cell identified

CLARENDON, Jamaica – The inmate who was killed Monday while in the custody of Chapelton police has been identified.

He is Rekema Bravo, a 31-year-old unemployed resident of Irongate district in the parish.

He was reportedly detained for assault and malicious destruction of property.

According to the police report, around 3:15 a.m. Monday, a fight occurred in the cell. Bravo was reportedly injured by other inmates and taken to May Pen Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Police say Bravo was taken into custody on Saturday, June 1 after allegedly attacking his grandmother with a knife and destroying her property.

A family member said Bravo was mentally ill and should not have been locked up with other inmates.

It was also reported that he was offered bail, but no one accepted the offer. However, a family member of the deceased said no one had been informed about his release on bail.

The Independent Commission of Inquiry has since opened an investigation into this matter.