{"id":144063,"date":"2021-12-26T08:12:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T12:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=144063"},"modified":"2021-12-26T08:15:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T12:15:12","slug":"jamaica-elderly-couple-perish-in-christmas-day-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/jamaica-elderly-couple-perish-in-christmas-day-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamaica: Elderly Couple Perish In Christmas Day Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jamaica Observer<\/strong>:-<\/em>\u00a0Police here are confirming the death of an elderly couple in a fire that destroyed their dwelling early Christmas morning on Lover\u2019s Lane in New Town, Black River.<\/p>

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Deputy Superintendent Rohan Elliott of the St Elizabeth Police told\u00a0OBSERVER ONLINE<\/strong>\u00a0by telephone that the charred remains of Monica Brown, 77,\u00a0and her common-law husband Leroy Stewart, who was said to be in his 60s, were discovered after the blaze was put out by firefighters.<\/p>\n

The ageing two-room house was destroyed. Reports say Brown and Stewart occupied one room. The occupant of the other room was absent.<\/p>

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Early speculation was that the fire started accidentally.<\/p>

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\u201cWe don\u2019t suspect foul play,\u201d Elliott told\u00a0OBSERVER ONLINE.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reliable sources say there was no electricity at the premises but that the couple used candles for lighting.<\/p>

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Mayor of Black River, Derrick Sangster expressed great sadness at news of the tragedy.<\/p>\n

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