Family and friends of a man who suddenly collapsed and died at a church in central Kingston yesterday, believe ghosts may be responsible for his death.

"Wah day yah me and him inna di house and di duppy dem did a beat him. Me and him jus' siddung and yu could a see seh dem a lick him," a relative of Casper* the deceased man, told THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday, minutes after his mysterious death and while his body was still inside the church where he had reportedly collapsed.

While requesting that the article not be published, Casper's family members say he became ill sometime last week and was taken to see at least two doctors who could not diagnose him with an ailment.

They claim his situation got worst and he eventually told them he did not think he would live much longer.

"Him sick from last week Wednesday and nobody cyaa figure out a wah happen to him," the family again claimed while pointing to a number of bruises on her legs which she claimed was inflicted by the ghosts she believes are responsible for Casper's death.

As a result, they say he begged them to take him to church where he could get baptised.

THE WEEKEND STAR was told that Casper, who is from Denham Town, west Kingston, was taken to a church along Heroes Circle where he was baptised by a female pastor on Wednesday afternoon. It is further said that Casper requested that he be taken to church on the following day. He would take his final breath, however, while inside the church.

"Him did know seh him naw go mek it, so him ask fi get baptise before him eye shut. Him waa go a heaven, just like how you waa go a heaven," another family member said.

When THE WEEKEND STAR arrived at the church, a number of persons were seen blocking the entrance, seemingly in an attempt to hinder persons from seeing the body. Representatives from the Madden's Funeral Home came to collect the body close to 2:30 p.m. as curious onlookers watched.