Security guard charged with John Terry's murder as new DNA evidence is unearthed

 police suspect sketch at the time

The BRITISH envoy's was found strangled at his home on the sunshine island may have been murdered after a gay encounter many surmised when it was first heralded.
Honorary Consul in Jamaica John Terry - thought to have been known by the Queen - died of asphyxiation after being beaten.

police at his home in St. James

The 65-year-old was found naked with a cord wrapped tightly round his neck.

Such were some of the scenes and writings from some of the international publications now, new developmets have happened since. The case has been slow in building but the latest on the matter suggests from the arrests in January of this year:

Man charged for murder of British Consul

The man held in connection with the killing of British Honorary Consul to Jamaica, John Terry has now been charged with the murder.


Twenty- year-old security guard Richard Ewan of a Bull Bay, St Andrew address was arrested late last year.


Following questioning by police investigators, on April 21 Ewan was charged with conspiracy to murder.


He has since been out of bail.


However, when he returned to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday, it was disclosed that fresh DNA evidence showed that Ewan is the alleged killer.


He was then arrested and but was not charged with murder until yesterday.


Ewan is scheduled reappear in court on November 16.


Sixty-five year-old John Terry was found murdered on September 10 last year at his house in Mount Carey, St. James.


He died as a result of strangulation.

Front of his home in St. James.

Some historical perspective:

See: Consul's death thrusts Jamaican homophobia into the spotlight

Also see: Security Guard arrested for John Terry's Killing January 21, 2010

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