Altercation between two men leaves Bolans resident dead from stab wounds allegedly inflicted by ‘big Rambo-style weapon’

Antigua and Barbuda has recorded yet another murder – the second
in one week – with this latest incident, a stabbing, bringing the
country’s homicide toll to four for 2023.

Reports say that a 66-year-old man, a resident of Bolans, was
stabbed to death on Monday night, August 21, during a
confrontation on lower All Saints Road, not far from the St. John’s
Public Market. 

According to the Police, the victim was found motionless, with what
appeared to be puncture wounds to his upper body – reportedly
inflicted during an altercation with an unknown assailant.

A source, who reportedly witnessed the violent incident, claims she
saw when the fight began between two men, but does not know
what prompted the altercation.

During the struggle, she alleges, one man pulled a knife and inflicted
multiple stabs on the other, now deceased. The woman describes
the knife as a big Rambo-style weapon.
 

The assailant, she says, was wearing dreadlocks and is known to
frequent an establishment in that area.

Reports on State television said the Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) were notified about the incident at about 7:19 p.m. and
dispatched a team to the scene.
 
It is alleged that the medical technicians met the victim suffering
from multiple stab wounds, and he succumbed to his injuries, on the
scene, while he was being treated.

A medical doctor arrived and pronounced the man dead at 9:06 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Police’s Strategic Communications arm (STRATCOM)
has issued a media release, indicating that officers are investigating
the circumstances surrounding the death.

This tragic incident follows closely on the August 14 double-
shooting in Green Bay, which left 20-year-old Neeyah Rose dead.
 
An unknown person(s) attacked and shot Rose and 24-year-old
Kenarka Ryan, who remains hospitalized and nursing injuries
sustained during the incident.

Both victims reportedly were shot multiple times about the body
and were rushed to the hospital, where Rose succumbed after
reportedly having emergency surgery.

 Ryan’s condition has improved considerably since then. He is now
said to be stable, as the Police continue to search for the
perpetrators of the “senseless attack,” as officers have described the
incident.

The public is being asked to provide information by contacting any
police station.