Skeletal remains believed to be that of a human being were found on South Street, Morant Bay, St Thomas on Sunday, May 8.
Reports from the Morant Bay Police are that at about 10:00 am, members of the parish council were demolishing an abandoned building in the area; when the skeletal remains were found in a wooden box.
The police were summoned and the scene was processed.
The remains were transported to the morgue pending a post-mortem examination.
