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Nurse allegedly killed by common-law husband in Manchester

Published:Saturday | March 11, 2023 | 11:19 AM
Shadae Shari Brown. - Contributed photo.

The police in Manchester are searching for the common-law husband of a nurse who died in hospital following a domestic dispute in Newport district.

The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old surgical assistant nurse Shadae Shari Brown of a Daleys Grove, Newport address.

It is reported that about 8:30 on Friday night, the couple had a dispute when the man reportedly used knives to stab the woman.

The injured woman was assisted to the Mandeville Regional Hospital by a neighbour.

The man fled the scene.

She later succumbed at hospital.

A search has been launched for the man.

- Tamara Bailey

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