Inmate killed in stabbing incident at St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre
Published:Saturday | January 18, 2025 | 11:25 AM
An investigation is under way into the fatal stabbing of an inmate by another at the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as 32-year-old Jermaine Rogers.
Reports are that about 3 p.m. there was a commotion at a section of the penal institution, during which Rogers was attacked and stabbed in his chest with a sharp object.
Rogers was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The Spanish Town police have initiated a murder investigation into the matter.
The Independent Commission of Investigations has also launched a probe.
- Rasbert Turner
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