Jamaica: Man charged for stabbing death of loan officer
A St Mary man detained in connection with the stabbing death of a loan officer in Hyatt Hill district in the parish has been charged with murder.
He is 48-year-old Roy Stephenson, who is also from Hyatt Hill.
Stephenson reportedly fled the area following an altercation with 24-year-old Jervis Francis, employed at JN Bank.
Stephenson was later apprehended.
Investigators have stated that Stephenson was involved in a dispute with Francis' relatives on February 20 and that shortly after, he went to speak to the accused about the incident.
According to investigators, Stephenson and Francis were involved in a confrontation when he was stabbed and later died.
Stephenson was charged on Wednesday, and police sources said that a date for his court appearance is being finalised.
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