Police are investigating an alleged altercation that led to the death of a male on Wednesday November 1st, which occurred in Salt Pond Alley, McKnight, St. Kitts, between 2:30PM and 3:00PM.

Police officers observed Japheth Liburd of Central West Bourne Street, 24, lying motionless on the ground with visible chop wounds about his body. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The Crime Scene Unit (CSU) of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) processed the scene and collected some items of evidential value. The general public will be kept appropriately abreast of the investigation as it progresses. Anyone with information about this and any other criminal matter is encouraged to call the nearest Police station, or the Crime Stoppers’ Hotline, 707.

This incident took the Federation’s murder toll to 24, for 2023. On Oct. 10th, 37-year-old Ibol Tyson of Low Street, Nevis, was gunned down while driving down Craddock Road during the morning hours