By Angelo Laurence and Lisa A. McKay, Gleaner Writers MANDEVILLE, Manchester:
THE PARTIALLY decomposed body of missing Northern Caribbean University (NCU) student, Joseph Burrowes, was found in bushes near the Windalco mud lake off the Winston Jones Highway at about 3.30 p.m. yesterday by the Mandeville police.
Pastor Glen Salmon, a friend of Burrowes, identified the body.
Burrowes, according to the police, was found in a kneeling position with what appeared to be gunshots to the upper part of his body. The police had been alerted by an annonymous caller who gave them the exact location of the body.
Burrowes, a 22-year-old Bahamian national, was a third-year biology student at NCU. He went missing last Saturday night after leaving home to purchase a snack for his two-year-old daughter.
WIFE BECAME ALARMED
His wife Altamarea Allie, who is also a student at NCU, became alarmed after receiving a telephone call from him to tell her that he was all right. She told relatives and friends that the manner in which he spoke to her was very unusual and prompted her to alert the police.
On Sunday, Burrowes' black 1990 Honda motor car was found abandoned in the Mt. Nelson area, approximately two miles outside of Mandeville.
NCU's public relations officer Roma Tomlinson told The Gleaner that the entire school community is saddened by the news and as a result classes were suspended for the day. She said flags were being flown at half mast.
When The Gleaner visited the Northern Caribbean Campus, few dry eyes could be seen, as news of the horrendous death of a well loved and respected school mate and student hit home. Students as well as faculty members could be seen crying openly and trying to comfort each other.
A motive for the killing is yet to be established as the police are carrying out further investigations.
