The police have released the identity of the male patient who jumped to his death from the third floor of the Kingston Public Hospital on Thursday night.

The 44-year-old man who is suspected to have committed suicide is Christopher Adams of Moore Street, Kingston 13.

It is reported that about 9:25 p.m., he was seen wandering around the compound.

Shortly after, he was found by hospital staff lying on the ground.

He was later pronounced dead.

The South East Regional Health Authority has since launched an investigation into the incident.