Political Meeting Turns Deadly – Man Fatally Stabbed in Sedburgh, Manchester

Manchester, Jamaica – A political meeting ended in bloodshed on Friday night after a deadly altercation between two men, both reportedly supporters of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), at a newly opened constituency office in Sedburgh, Manchester.

The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Andrew Hendricks, a farmer of Christiana in Manchester.

According to police reports, the incident unfolded around 8:50 p.m. during a political gathering at the Jamaica Labour Party’s Manchester North Eastern constituency office.

Eyewitnesses say Hendricks got into a heated confrontation with another man. It is alleged that Hendricks attacked the individual with a knife, stabbing him once. The man reportedly managed to disarm Hendricks and turned the weapon on him — inflicting multiple stab wounds.

Hendricks was rushed to the Percy Junor Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A senior police source confirmed that both men were believed to be JLP supporters and that the altercation may have stemmed from a personal dispute.

Police are now on the hunt for the man involved in the stabbing and are urging him to turn himself in immediately.

This incident has sent shockwaves throughout the Manchester North Eastern constituency and comes at a time when tensions are high with the looming general elections.