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Police probe killing of Duncan’s Pen teen
Thursday, October 18, 2012 | 7:53 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a St Catherine teenager killed last evening.
Preliminary reports are that Steve Dobson, of Duncan’s Pen was stabbed multiple times and his throat slashed after a dispute.
The incident happened at Thompson’s Pen in the parish at about 8:15PM.
Dobson was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
One source told the Jamaica Observer that drugs were the cause of the dispute.
 
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