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Jamaican Busted in Murder of UK Diplomat

Cops suspect slaying motivated by gay hatred

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(Newser) – 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.

British consul John Terry was found bludgeoned and strangled in his Jamaican home.
British consul John Terry was found bludgeoned and strangled in his Jamaican home.   (AP)
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