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Ontario Provincial Police responded to an altercation on Brantford Road 4 in Vanessa on October 28th at approximately 9:30 am.

On arrival, police located an individual with life-threatening injuries. They were rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Rajay Baker, a native of Portland, Jamaica.

Jamaica’s Ministry of Labour and Social Security confirmed on Thursday that Baker was enrolled in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP).

Police said one person was taken into custody and taken to hospital for minor injuries. As a result of the investigation, 36-year-old Shane Bennett, from Saint Catherine, Jamaica, has been charged with second-degree murder.