UPDATE: Police identify body found in Maxwell

Police have identified the man whose body was found on Wednesday, December 31, in a grassy area along Laynes Road, Maxwell, Christ Church, as 39-year-old Nicholas Narad Eastmond of Hilton Road, Maxwell.

Officers from the Oistins Police Station responded to a report around 12:30 p.m. and discovered Eastmond lying motionless in the grass. A medical doctor later pronounced him dead. He was identified at the scene by a relative.

Lawmen are appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed the incident or have information that could assist their investigation to contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-8477, Police Emergency at 211, or the Oistins Police Station at 418-2612 or 418-2608.