Police arriving at the Mandeville Regional Hospital following the stabbing incident on Friday. (Photo: Kasey Williams)
June 6, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man is battling for his life at hospital and a suspect is in police custody following a stabbing incident at Willowgate plaza in Mandeville on Friday.
Up to a short while ago the 22-year-old victim was unresponsive in an operating theatre at the Mandeville Regional Hospital.
Preliminary reports are that the stabbing incident happened shortly before 4:00 pm.
Police said the victim and the suspect had an altercation on the second floor of the plaza during which time a knife was used to inflict stab wounds to the victim’s neck.
He ran and collapsed metres away on Manchester Road. Sources say the victim sustained multiple stab wounds.
— Kasey Williams