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Son fatally stabs father in St Andrew

Published:Wednesday | April 22, 2020 | 10:09 AM

A man turned himself in to the Grants Pen Police during curfew hours Tuesday night after he fatally stabbed his father during a dispute at their home.

The deceased has been identified as Dennis Brown Snr, a resident of Oddman Lane in St Andrew. 

Information reaching The Gleaner is that sometime after 8:00 p.m., the father and son had a dispute during which the latter used a knife to stab the former. 

The injured man was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The St Andrew North Police have launched a probe.

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