Noel Thompson, Freelance Writer
Mario Henry, 28, undertaker employed to Madden's Funeral Home in Montego Bay, is being lowered into a 1,100 feet deep well in Greenwood, at the border of St James and Trelawny, yesterday, to recover the bodies of Tafari McIntosh, 24, and Rohan Kelly, 37, both of Copse, Hanover. Their bodies were dumped in the well Saturday night. - Noel Thompson
WESTERN BUREAU
William McIntosh wept bitterly yesterday as he watched his son's body being drawn from a well in Greenwood, at the border of St James and Trelawny.
McIntosh, 57, of Copse, Hanover, was actively helping a fire crew and relatives pull what he suspected was Tafari's body from the well, measuring more than 1,100 feet.
When he realised it was his son, he dropped the rope and wept openly. "It's not easy to see your son go this way. I can't stand it," he said.
Undisclosed location
The situation was no different when Tafari's friend Rohan Kelly's body was fished from the well half an hour later. Tafari, 24, a mechanic, and Kelly, 37, chauffeur, were residents of Copse.
The men left their homes at about 5 p.m. last Saturday for an undisclosed location. Tafari's Nissan Bluebird was spotted with four men on board in the Lilliput area at about 8:00 that evening.
When the men failed to return home the police were alerted. A search on Monday turned up Tafari's car in bushes with bloodstains and hair fragments.
Mario Henry, an employee of Madden's Funeral Home in Montego Bay, was hailed by the men's relatives, the police and fire-fighters for risking his life and health to venture over 1,100 feet down the well five times to recover the men's bodies.
Throats slit
"You did the job. We only assisted with the tools and equipment. Had it not been for you the work could never have been done," Deputy Superintendent Lloyd Scott of the Montego Bay Fire Department told Henry.
But Henry remained humble. "It was no easy task, but I'm always called upon in these circumstances."
Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Michael Garrick, the acting crime officer for St James, confirmed that the men's throats were slit. "We have no idea at this time what surrounds the murders. We will have to investigate further before we can unearth any motive," he said.
The recovery operation commenced at 6 a.m. Tuesday and lasted until 2 p.m. yesterday, with a few hours break.
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