Jamaica Crime News, Westmoreland: The Negril Police in the parish of Westmoreland, say they are now asking a man who stabbed another man to death in the parish on Tuesday morning, October 9, to turn himself over to the police by 6:00 p.m. today.
The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Anthony Coates of Whitehall district, also in Westmoreland.
Reports by the Negril police are that about 12:20 a.m., Coates and the accused were at a shop in the community of Whitehall when an argument developed between them.
It is further reported that the accused used a knife to stab Coates multiple times to his upper body.
The police were summoned and upon arrival, the wounded man was transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The accused has since fled the area and is now being sought by the police.