A 17-year-old boy is in police custody, following the fatal stabbing of a man in St. Mary, this morning (March 16).

The deceased is 56-year-old Leopold Graham, a labourer of Highgate, in the parish.

The incident reportedly took place at about 8: 00 AM.

Head of the St. Mary police, Senior Superintendent Bobette Morgan Simpson told IRIE FM News that the teen and the man had a dispute, when a knife was brought into play.