Woman being sought in municipal cop’s slaying in Clarendon
Keanie McDonald (Photo: Facebook)

CLARENDON, Jamaica - The police are searching for a woman who allegedly stabbed a municipal police officer to death during an altercation in Burnt Ground, Clarendon on Monday.

The deceased has been identified as Keanie McDonald, a 30-year-old resident of Burnt Ground in Green Meadows, Clarendon.

Reports are that about 5:20 pm, McDonald and the woman, who is allegedly his common-law wife, were engaged in a dispute at their home when she allegedly used a sharp implement to stab him.

She subsequently fled the area.

The police were summoned and McDonald was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone knowing her whereabouts is being urged to call the nearest police station.

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