The police in Manchester say they are still investigating the murder of a 51-year-old doctor in the parish and are following strong leads.

Dead is medical practitioner Clinton Lewis.

THE STAR understands that the doctor, who practised at the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth, was found dead in his bath at his home in Mandeville on Friday with a wound to the chest.

It is reported that the body was found when police forced their way into the doctor's home at Wesley Heights in Mandeville about 12:30 p.m.

An alarm had been raised after Lewis failed to turn up for work.

Police say the doctor's burnt Lexus motor car was found in east Kingston.