Jamaican Busted in Murder of UK Diplomat

Cops suspect slaying motivated by gay hatred
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 5, 2009 4:00 AM CDT
Jamaican Busted in Murder of UK Diplomat
British consul John Terry was found bludgeoned and strangled in his Jamaican home.   (AP)

A 23-year-old Jamaican man has been arrested in the suspected gay-hate murder of a British diplomat. Consul John Terry, 62, was found last month bludgeoned and strangled in his long-time Montego Bay home with a handwritten note on his body containing a derogatory term for gays, reports the Telegraph. Police believe Terry knew his murderer.
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