A seventy-three-year-old senior citizen is now dead, while a 19-year-old man is in hospital in critical condition following a stabbing incident in Goshen district, St. Elizabeth.

The dead man has been identified as Lesburn Wilson, a returning resident, while the teenager is Jason Palmer. According to the police, Palmer visited the returning resident's home on Monday, requesting a loan.

It is alleged that when the request for the loan was not met, an argument developed between the men. The police reported that shortly after the argument, the returning resident's wife observed a trail of blood inside the house and upon investigation found her husband suffering from stab wounds.

Neighbours who saw the accused man running from the house, chased and attacked him.

In another stabbing incident, the police said a man identified only as 'Short Man' was stabbed to death in Half-Way Tree, St. Andrew, on Monday afternoon, after he was chased by a group of men armed with knives.

The men caught up with 'Short Man' at the intersection of Constant Spring and Suthermere roads, where he was stabbed several times. The dead man is about 30 years old, five feet eight inches tall and of slim build.