UPDATE: Police identify man killed in dispute involving St Ann brothers
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November 5, 2026

UPDATE: Police identify man killed in dispute involving St Ann brothers

ST ANN, Jamaica — Police have identified a St Ann man who was stabbed to death after he reportedly attacked his brother with a machete in Frank Hall, Cascade near Cave Valley Wednesday afternoon.

Police named him as Glaston Hughes, 55, a resident of Frankhall district.

READ: Man stabbed to death, brother hospitalised in St Ann dispute

A police report said about 4:00 pm on Wednesday a machete-wielding Hughes went to his brother’s home and forcefully entered the dwelling. Police said Hughes chopped his brother multiple times.

During the dispute his brother managed to arm himself with a knife and retaliated, inflicting stab wounds.

Hughes was pronounced dead at the Percy Junor Hospital while his brother was admitted.

— Kasey Williams

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