Security guard, 23, held in connection with death of John Terry, found with cord round his neck in September
Adam Gabbatt and agencies guardian.co.uk, Friday 23 April 2010 11.34 BST
John Terry, a British honorary consul in Jamaica, was found dead with a cord round his neck in September. Photograph: Pat Roxborough-Wright/AP
The Jamaican authorities have charged a man in connection with the killing of a British honorary consul on the island last year.
The assistant police commissioner, Les Green, yesterday identified the suspect as 23-year-old Richard Ewan, a security guard from Montego Bay.
John Terry, 65, who was described by the foreign secretary, David Miliband, as a "key member of our team", was found outside his home in Mount Carey St James in September. He had a cord tied round his neck and appeared to have been beaten, local officials said at the time.
Green said Ewan had known Terry.
The Jamaica Observer reported that Ewan was charged with conspiracy to murder after a police interview on Wednesday.
Jamaican police and the British high commission in Jamaica were unavailable for comment.
Terry, originally from New Zealand, had lived in Jamaica since 1967, and represented the British high commission on the island's western end. He was awarded an OBE in 1992.
Honorary consuls are volunteers, paid a small sum – typically around £2,000 a year – for representing British nationals in difficulties, acting as a UK link with local industries and representing embassies and high commissions at parties and public functions.
With more than 1,600 killings last year, Jamaica has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
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