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Journalist burnt to death
DARREN Dane Khan, a freelance entertainment writer for the Observer, was found burnt to death in his Surbiton Road, Kingston apartment early yesterday morning.
According to the police, shortly after 5:00 am a caretaker saw smoke coming from Khan’s apartment. The police said his body was found engulfed in flames on his mattress.
Police theorised that Khan, who had worked for the Gleaner as a proofreader and writer, might have fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, which resulted in his death. No one was at home with him at the time of his death.
One unit from the Half-Way-Tree Fire Station extinguished the blaze.
Editor-in-chief for the Gleaner, Garfield Grandison, yesterday expressed condolences to Khan’s family.
“He was an extremely bright individual. He always came up with suggestions on how to make the paper better, an excellent writer,” Grandison said. “He was certainly someone who had a lot to contribute to journalism in Jamaica.”
Khan, who started out as a proofreader, was employed at the Gleaner for over three years. He later covered entertainment for the Star before becoming a freelance writer at the Observer.
Yesterday, Observer staff members were shocked when they learned of Khan’s sudden passing. “It is really sad to know that at such a young age he died like that,” said Observer writer Erica Virtue.
KHAN… body found engulfed in flames on mattress
DARREN Dane Khan, a freelance entertainment writer for the Observer, was found burnt to death in his Surbiton Road, Kingston apartment early yesterday morning.
According to the police, shortly after 5:00 am a caretaker saw smoke coming from Khan’s apartment. The police said his body was found engulfed in flames on his mattress.
Police theorised that Khan, who had worked for the Gleaner as a proofreader and writer, might have fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, which resulted in his death. No one was at home with him at the time of his death.
One unit from the Half-Way-Tree Fire Station extinguished the blaze.
Editor-in-chief for the Gleaner, Garfield Grandison, yesterday expressed condolences to Khan’s family.
“He was an extremely bright individual. He always came up with suggestions on how to make the paper better, an excellent writer,” Grandison said. “He was certainly someone who had a lot to contribute to journalism in Jamaica.”
Khan, who started out as a proofreader, was employed at the Gleaner for over three years. He later covered entertainment for the Star before becoming a freelance writer at the Observer.
Yesterday, Observer staff members were shocked when they learned of Khan’s sudden passing. “It is really sad to know that at such a young age he died like that,” said Observer writer Erica Virtue.
KHAN… body found engulfed in flames on mattress
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