IN JAMAICA: Family of Nakiea Jackson, man killed by cops blocks post-mortem attempt......"Something is completely not right there. It really raises some serious questions that need to be answered quickly...."

THE relatives of Nakiea Jackson, who was killed by the police under controversial circumstances last week Monday, have managed to block a hastily arranged post-mortem on his body from being conducted yesterday.

Jackson's sister, Shackelia Jackson-Thomas, told the Jamaica Observer that none of his relatives had been informed by the police that an autopsy was to take place at the Kingston Public Hospital morgue yesterday.

Nakiea Jackson

"I was in my bed and got a phone call about it. I immediately began calling around and our attorney, Jacqueline Neita-Robertson, made some calls and managed to get the examination halted. They did not tell us about it," she said.

Jackson-Thomas said staff at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) stepped in and ordered that the autopsy be put on hold. The commission was also not informed of the intention to conduct a post-mortem on Jackson's remains. more