Woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her child's father during an argument charged
Published:Sunday | June 30, 2024 | 8:27 PM
Police have charged a woman who allegedly fatally stabbed her child's father at St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday.
Twenty-one-year-old Antonette Pitt, otherwise called 'Sheni', of St John's Road, has been charged with the murder of 26-year-old Lashan Parker, also of a St John's Road address.
The Spanish Town police say about 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Pitt visited Parker's home and an argument developed between them.
During the quarrel, Pitt allegedly used a knife to inflict stab wounds to Parker's chest before fleeing the scene.
The injured man was assisted to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Pitt turned herself over to the police on Saturday and was charged following a question and answer session in the presence of her attorney.
Her court date is being finalised.
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