The Coroners Act
Laws of Jamaica @ September 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Resident Magistrate for a parish is ex officio the Coroner for that parish.
The Coroners Act provides that where it appears to the Coroner that there is reason to suspect that:
(a) a deceased has come to his death by murder, manslaughter or
infanticide; or
(b) that the death occurred in circumstances which, if continued,
would be prejudicial to [...]