Sandy Ground:--- A 16 year old student of a school on the Dutch side of the island identified only as Rick is now in police custody for stabbing his step father to death on Saturday evening. Unconfirmed reports state that the young lad went to the defence of his mother who was being abused by her reputed husband at the time of the incident.Neighbours in Sandy Ground told SMN News that the family is a troubled family and that the victim who is from Dominica was always in the habit of beating the boy's mother. One neighbour said the woman has four small children who witnessed the disaster on Saturday evening when the stabbing took place. The neighbours said a commotion was going on inside the house when the lad stabbed the victim they called "Laman" inside the house. "When he stabbed the man, he came outside and called the neighbours to see how his stepfather was lying in a pool of blood but no one entered the house. The gendarmes and the ambulance were called but the victim died on the porch as he was being given first aid treatment."
It is also reported that the family always had problems and the gendarmes were called on a number of times to the home where the slaying took place.
The 16 year old suspect who is currently in police custody it is understood is a native of Jamaica.
When SMN News visited the residence on Lady Fish Road on Sunday morning the apartment where the killing took place was locked and the entire family was taken into custody by the gendarmes who are currently investigating.
A press release from the gendarmes describes the gruesome killing as a family drama. The release states that the stabbing took place around 7:30pm which left the man dead while the suspect is assisting in the ongoing investigation.