The police are probing the murder of a Canadian citizen in Runaway Bay, St Ann.
She has been identified as 43 year old Latoya Alaindar.
Her body was found at an apartment complex sometime after 5 p.m. on Thursday.
The body had stab wounds to the upper body and the face was bashed in.
It was reported that Ms. Alaindar, who was a tenant at the apartment in Runaway Bay, was last seen about 4:20 p.m. on Monday.