NEGRIL, Westmoreland – The worst fears of loved ones of three Savanna-la-Mar men who went missing Saturday were realised when their partially decomposed bodies were discovered deep in bushes in the West End area of Negril yesterday afternoon.
The deceased have been identified as David Bennett, 22; Richard Davis, 24; and Romaine Sweeny, 24 all of Seaton Crescent, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, addresses. The police say the three were last seen alive, travelling in a grey Honda CR-V, driven by Sweeny, in Negril about 3:45 pm on Saturday.
Family members and friends, who reported the disappearance of the trio to the police, began searching for the men Saturday night, after calls to their cellular phones went unanswered.
But yesterday, at about 1:15 pm, a search party consisting mostly of residents of Savanna-la-Mar, which combed bushes in Negril at the western tip of the island, made the gruesome find after they were alerted by an obnoxious stench.
The police, who were summoned, disclosed that the partially decayed bodies had what appeared to be gunshot wounds. However, there was no trace of the Honda CR-V motor car in which the men were last seen. When news of the ghastly discovery spread, a large gathering congregated outside the police crime scene tapes.
Among them was Sweeny’s distraught brother Jason. He described his slain brother and the other two deceased as “party animals who did not give trouble”.
“Last week was the last time mi see them. I was at work Saturday night and mi hear say them can’t find mi brother. I start to check the funeral homes, start check hospital and wi can’t hear anything,” he bemoaned, staring blankly.
“A just party man dem. A just every night dem go a party, just drink and come home. Nobody can’t say dem involve in nothing,” Sweeny said. A female in the crowd was overheard saying that one of the dead men recently told friends that he had dreamt of being shot in the neck.
“Wi wonder where dis a come from?” she questioned with her face contorted with grief. Meanwhile, the police are yet to establish a motive for the first triple murder recorded in the nation since the start of the year.