A 31-year-old woman is dead, and another female is in police custody assisting with investigations following a stabbing early Saturday along Maynard Housing Area, St Peter.
The deceased has been identified by a relative as Mesha Cherese Pierre of Sugar Hill, St Joseph.
Police at District ‘E’ Station say the incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Saturday.
Initial investigations indicate that a group of people had gathered in the area when a dispute broke out between two females. Pierre received stab wounds and was taken by private vehicle to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident or have any information that may assist to please contact the Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1800-8477, Police Emergency at 211 or the District ‘E’ Police Station at 419-1730 or 419-1731. (PR)
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