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Teenager stabbed

Published:Tuesday | December 9, 2008 | 12:55 PM

A teenager is now dead and another in police custody following a stabbing incident in Barbican, Kingston 8, yesterday afternoon.



14 year old Raheem Sterling, was reportedly stabbed by a 16 year old youth, in the Castle Heights community around 5 p.m.



The police said the two were involved in an argument before the stabbing incident.



Raheem, who was stabbed in the chest, was declared dead at the Univeristy Hospital.



His attacker is said to have fled the scene but was later handed over to the police by his mother.