The bodies of four-year-old Jamal Codrington and his seven year-old-friend Jabez Robinson were found in the fridge about 22:00 hrs Friday evening, about six hours after they had gone missing.

Jabez’s 12-year-old cousin found the bodies.

Jamal, who lived in the same yard where the bodies were found, was a student of the Stella Maris Nursery School, while Jabez, who lived at 55 Norton Street, some three houses away, was a pupil of the St. Sidwell’s Primary School.

Jamal’s body was found clad in a red, blue and white striped jersey and black trunks, while Jabez’s was clad in a pair of blue jeans and a black and white jersey. It is still unclear how the lads met such an unfortunate demise, but relatives are speculating that they were murdered.

However, they are still awaiting the results from the post-mortem examination.

Speaking to the Sunday Chronicle yesterday, Jamal’s father, Gofard Codrington, who saw the bodies, said that Jabez, who was found lying face down, had a broken neck and his skin bore marks of violence.

He said the child’s back was covered with bite marks and his neck had several scratches, indicating that he had probably been in a struggle.

However, Jamal’s body bore no signs of violence.

Codrington said the last time he saw his son alive was sometime around 12:30 hrs, when he brought him home from school.

The 35-five-year-old taxi-driver, who was still in shock over the death of his only child, sadly recalled that around 16:30 hrs, he received a call from his wife saying that Jamal was missing.

Codrington said that he returned home that night and when told that the boys were still missing, he immediately joined the search that was already in progress.

He said he also reported the incident to several Police Stations and sent pictures of his son to various television stations.

The grief-stricken father said that he had searched the fridge earlier and the bodies were not there.

However, about 10:00 hrs, the bodies were discovered in the same fridge.

A distraught Codrington said: “Is two little God angels, why that had to happen?”

Jamal’s mother was unable to speak with the Chronicle at the time of the visit. She was in a bedroom with red swollen eyes.

Jabez’s mother died some six years ago, and his father, Orden Robinson, was not around when the Chronicle visited yesterday.

According to his aunt, Jabez was very fond of the yard and would often be seen playing there with Jamal.

Efforts to ascertain whether the Police had launched an investigation into the deaths proved futile. An officer who answered the telephone at the Police Public Relations Department said the Police had no knowledge of the incident.