Gschloessl

Co-owner of the popular local restaurants Café Aubergine, located in Moneague, St Ann, and The Marketplace on Constant Spring Road, was found dead at his Mona Heights, St Andrew, home yesterday morning.

Rudolf Gschloessl, the 56-year-old restaurateur was found with his throat slashed.

Reports from the Matilda's Corner police are that about 1:25 a.m., another occupant of the house, located along Carnation Way, heard cries for help coming from Gschloessl's room. The occupant reportedly went to investigate and found the body with the throat slashed.

Police investigating

The police were called and the body removed to the morgue. Investigations continue.

Café Aubergine has been a fixture on Jamaica's culinary landscape for 10 years and specialises in French and Italian cuisine, with Jamaican touches. The establishment was run by Gschloessl and his business partner Neville Anderson.

The Café Aubergine restaurant at The Marketplace in St Andrew.