Spanish Town

An argument over a Wrizzler is reported to be the cause of death of one resident and the arrest and charge with murder of another at the Spanish Town Infirmary on Tuesday.

Reports are that about 5 a.m., staff at the Monk Street institution saw the body of Rocky Thomas, 54, with a wound to his right leg. Further investigations revealed that Thomas was in a tussle with 78-year-old Roland Stevens when a knife was used to stab him in the leg.

The infirmary's matron, Hilda Richards, said both men had differences: "I heard that Rocky went to Mr Stevens bedside and they had a quarrel that turned into a fight and it was then that Rocky was stabbed. He was found later in a pool of *lo**," she said, adding that there are 143 residents at the institution and the situation had affected them badly.

Police said Stevens has since been taken into custody on a charge of murder.

Thomas' death brings to five the number of deaths in St Catherine North Division since the start of 2009.