Robert Fowler, the St Catherine mechanic charged with the murder of 20-year-old accounting clerk Khanice Jackson will be sentenced on April 27.

The accused appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday (March 8) where he pleaded guilty to the charges laid against him.

Jackson, a resident of the Independence City community in Portmore, St Catherine went missing on March 24, 2021.

The body of the accounting clerk was later discovered on March 26 near the Portmore Fishing Village in the parish.

Fowler was later taken into custody after personal items belonging to Jackson were found at his home.

According to recent reports, Fowler transported Jackson to work occasionally.